Showing posts with label fibres. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fibres. Show all posts

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