Fiber: The New Fat Fighter
Pages in this Story:
- How Fiber Works
- The 7-Day No-Hunger Diet
- 12 Smart Swaps to Try Today
- The Whole (Grain) Truth
- Can You Get Your Fiber in a Pill?
12 Smart Swaps to Try Today
Instead of... |
Try... |
| 1 cup apple juice: 0.2g fiber | 1 apple: 3.3g fiber |
| 1 cup spaghetti: 2.4g fiber | 1 cup whole-wheat spaghetti: 6.3g fiber |
| 1 cup long-grain white rice: 0.6g fiber | 1 cup long-grain brown rice: 3.5g fiber |
| 1 cup instant mashed potatoes: 1.7g fiber | 1 baked sweet potato with skin: 4.8g fiber |
| 1 cup macaroni: 1.8g fiber | 1 cup barley: 6g fiber |
| 1 cup peeled cucumber: 0.8g fiber | 1 medium artichoke: 3g fiber |
| 1 cup iceberg lettuce: 0.7g fiber | 1 cup romaine lettuce: 1.2g fiber |
| 1 slice white bread: 0.6g fiber | 1 slice hearty whole-wheat bread: 3g fiber |
| 1 ounce potato chips: 1.4g fiber | 3 cups air-popped popcorn: 3.5g fiber |
| One 1.55-ounce milk-chocolate bar: 1.5g fiber | One 1.3-ounce whole-bean chocolate bar: 6g fiber |
| 1 fig-bar cookie: 0.7g fiber | 1 cup raspberries: 8g fiber |
| 1 cup orange juice: 0.5g fiber | 1 cup filtered coffee: 1.1g fiber |
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The Whole (Grain) Truth
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Very HELPFUL. Thank you!
3/20/2013 01:21:49 AM Report AbuseThe studies that claim a benefit for fiber all operate under a common theory, that humans are entirely conscious eaters who regulate appetite via stomach tension. This theory doesn't actually work. Someone eating to satiation who starts to exercise will eat more, without noticing it. When we have a cold or flu, we eat less, even if consciously, we know that we need to eat just as much. When we eat rich foods, we fill up quickly, much more quickly than stomach tension would seem to allow.
9/27/2010 11:25:10 AM Report Abusenutrition labels say "dietary fiber" under total carbs. what does this mean?
11/12/2009 07:04:14 PM Report Abuse