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The Top Twenty Fiber Foods
Americans do the worst job in eating foods with fiber -- an essential nutrient for proper digestion -- because most of the food we eat are so processed that there is little or no fiber left in them. For the bowels to work properly, a lifelong daily intake of 25-30 grams, or about one ounce of dietary fiber daily, is required. Here are the top twenty foods that have the most fiber; they should be included in your own diet. 1. Dried beans, peas, and other legumes
This includes baked beans, kidney beans, split peas, dried limas, garbanzos, pinto beans and black beans.2. Bran cereals
Topping this list are Bran Buds and All-Bran, but 100% Bran, Raisin Bran, Most and Cracklin' Bran are also excellent sources.3. Fresh or frozen lima beans, both Fordhook and baby limas4. Fresh or frozen green peas5. Dried fruit, topped by figs, apricots and dates6. Raspberries, blackberries and strawberries7. Sweet corn, whether on the cob or cut off in kernels8. Whole-wheat and other whole-grain cereal products.
Rye, oats, buckwheat and stone-ground cornmeal are all high in fiber. Bread, pastas, pizzas, pancakes and muffins made with whole-grain flours.9. Broccoli-very high in fiber!10. Baked potato with the skin
(The skin when crisp is the best part for fiber.) Mashed and boiled potatoes are good, too-but not french fries, which contain a high percentage of fat.11. Green snap beans, pole beans, and broad beans
(These are packaged frozen as Italian beans, in Europe they are known as haricot or french beans.)12. Plums, pears, and apples
The skin is edible, and are all high in pectin.13. Raisins and prunes
Not as high on the list as other dried fruits (see #5) but very valuable.14. Greens
Including spinach, beet greens, kale, collards, swiss chard and turnip greens.15. Nuts
Especially almonds, Brazil nuts, peanuts, and walnuts (Consume these sparingly, because of their high fat content.).16. Cherries17. Bananas18. Carrots19. Coconut
(dried or fresh-but both are high in fat content).20. Brussels sprouts
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I eat too much rice o.o
YAY for carbs biggrin