Tuesday, August 16, 2011

HIGH FIBRE DIET

Everyone of us, as it is recommended, needs to intake 30g of fibres every single day.
Here is a list i dup-ed.  Meat and eggs do not have fibers.

HIGH FIBER FOODS LIST with TOTAL FIBER GRAMS (g)

 Fresh & Dried Fruit Serving SizeFiber (g)
 Apples with skin 1 medium5.0
 Apricot 3 medium1.0
 Apricots, dried 4 pieces2.9
 Banana 1 medium3.9
 Blueberries 1 cup4.2
 Cantaloupe, cubes 1 cup1.3
 Figs, dried 2 medium3.7
 Grapefruit 1/2 medium3.1
 Orange, navel 1 medium3.4
 Peach 1 medium2.0
 Peaches, dried 3 pieces3.2
 Pear 1 medium5.1
 Plum 1 medium1.1
 Raisins 1.5 oz box1.6
 Raspberries 1 cup6.4
 Strawberries 1 cup4.4

 Grains, Beans, Nuts & Seeds Serving SizeFiber (g)
 Almonds 1 oz4.2
 Black beans, cooked 1 cup13.9
 Bran cereal 1 cup19.9
 Bread, whole wheat 1 slice2.0
 Brown rice, dry 1 cup7.9
 Cashews 1 oz1.0
 Flax seeds 3 Tbsp.6.9
 Garbanzo beans, cooked 1 cup5.8
 Kidney beans, cooked 1 cup11.6
 Lentils, red cooked 1 cup13.6
 Lima beans, cooked 1 cup8.6
 Oats, rolled dry 1 cup12.0
 Quinoa (seeds) dry 1/4 cup6.2
 Quinoa, cooked 1 cup8.4
 Pasta, whole wheat 1 cup6.3
 Peanuts 1 oz2.3
 Pistachio nuts 1 oz3.1
 Pumpkin seeds 1/4 cup4.1
 Soybeans, cooked 1 cup8.6
 Sunflower seeds 1/4 cup3.0
 Walnuts 1 oz3.1

 Vegetables Serving SizeFiber (g)
 Avocado (fruit) 1 medium11.8
 Beets, cooked 1 cup2.8
 Beet greens 1 cup4.2
 Bok choy, cooked 1 cup2.8
 Broccoli, cooked 1 cup4.5
 Brussels sprouts, cooked 1 cup3.6
 Cabbage, cooked 1 cup4.2
 Carrot 1 medium2.6
 Carrot, cooked 1 cup5.2
 Cauliflower, cooked 1 cup3.4
 Cole slaw 1 cup4.0
 Collard greens, cooked 1 cup2.6
 Corn, sweet 1 cup4.6
 Green beans 1 cup4.0
 Celery 1 stalk1.1
 Kale, cooked 1 cup7.2
 Onions, raw 1 cup2.9
 Peas, cooked 1 cup8.8
 Peppers, sweet 1 cup2.6
 Pop corn, air-popped 3 cups3.6
 Potato, baked w/ skin 1 medium4.8
 Spinach, cooked 1 cup4.3
 Summer squash, cooked 1 cup2.5
 Sweet potato, cooked 1 medium4.9
 Swiss chard, cooked 1 cup3.7
 Tomato 1 medium1.0
 Winter squash, cooked 1 cup6.2
 Zucchini, cooked 1 cup2.6

Almost all of the foods i dislike have good amount of fibres.  
Basically, more veggie, and some more fruits and some more beans!  Less meat and egg.

In hk, theres a list of prepackaged snacks compiled by HKNA
http://www.hkna.org.hk/en/Snack_DB_2011_Food_Items_EN_21.2.2011.pdf


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