How do you all get enough fiber?

[Anonymous]

OP here. I'm using this thread as my personal fiber diary .

I hit 38 grams today!! On 1500 calories.

Overnight oats with chia seeds, cocoa powder (who knew that cocoa powder has 2 grams of fiber in a Tb???), milk, and half a banana. I did add a little maple syrup halfway through.

Lunch was a grain bowl with farro, lentils, brussel sprouts, cucumber and cherry tomatoes, arugula, tzatiki, hummus. Dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar, and lemon juice. This was delicious, I could eat it every day and not feel deprived. Made a similar bowl for tomorrow. This meal alone had 25 grams of fiber.

Dinner was chicken soup. Not much fiber, just the veggies in the soup and a slice of whole grain bread on the side, but I'd already more than hit my goal with breakfast and lunch, and just wanted something light.

Thanks for listening .

[Anonymous]

I eat a lot of fruit. I do not count calories. Fruit will never make me gain weight. I understand that it is not the same for everyone.
I also eat a lot of vegetables, like a lot.

[Anonymous]

Today is bad. I just do NOT feel like eating a high fiber diet.

I will consume 2 psyllium supplemented drinks = 12 g

Ate a pear = 5 g

Half avocado with eggs this morning = 7 g

Surprisingly sundried tomatoes have a good amount and I had a little bit with my eggs = 2 g

Will probably have the following for lunch and dinner

Brown rice = 2 g
Berries = 5 g
Chia seed pudding = 6 g


It puts me at 39 g for today. Yeah I cheated with supplements. I just don't care today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'm using this thread as my personal fiber diary .

I hit 38 grams today!! On 1500 calories.

Overnight oats with chia seeds, cocoa powder (who knew that cocoa powder has 2 grams of fiber in a Tb???), milk, and half a banana. I did add a little maple syrup halfway through.

Lunch was a grain bowl with farro, lentils, brussel sprouts, cucumber and cherry tomatoes, arugula, tzatiki, hummus. Dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar, and lemon juice. This was delicious, I could eat it every day and not feel deprived. Made a similar bowl for tomorrow. This meal alone had 25 grams of fiber.

Dinner was chicken soup. Not much fiber, just the veggies in the soup and a slice of whole grain bread on the side, but I'd already more than hit my goal with breakfast and lunch, and just wanted something light.

Thanks for listening .

Do you follow a recipe for this that you can share? Sounds yummy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'm using this thread as my personal fiber diary .

I hit 38 grams today!! On 1500 calories.

Overnight oats with chia seeds, cocoa powder (who knew that cocoa powder has 2 grams of fiber in a Tb???), milk, and half a banana. I did add a little maple syrup halfway through.

Lunch was a grain bowl with farro, lentils, brussel sprouts, cucumber and cherry tomatoes, arugula, tzatiki, hummus. Dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar, and lemon juice. This was delicious, I could eat it every day and not feel deprived. Made a similar bowl for tomorrow. This meal alone had 25 grams of fiber.

Dinner was chicken soup. Not much fiber, just the veggies in the soup and a slice of whole grain bread on the side, but I'd already more than hit my goal with breakfast and lunch, and just wanted something light.

Thanks for listening .

Do you follow a recipe for this that you can share? Sounds yummy

I made a batch of farro (plain boiled) over the weekend, and a batch of brown lentils (cooked in the instant pot - 1 cup lentils, 1 tsp whole cumin seeds, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 chopped tomato, salt). Also had leftover roasted brussel sprouts from dinner Sunday night. So all of that was in the fridge.

For the lunch, I combined in one tupperware:
1/2 cup cooked farro
1/2 cup cooked lentils
1/4 cup roasted brussel sprouts

In a separate tupperware;
1 small cucumber, diced
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 Tbsp hummus
2 Tbsp tzaziki
1 cup chopped arugula

And a small dressing container with a Tbsp of olive oil and a tsp each of red wine vinegar and lemon juice.

At work, I warmed up the farro/lentil mix in the microwave, then combined it with the other Tupperware. Drizzled the dressing all over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'm using this thread as my personal fiber diary .

I hit 38 grams today!! On 1500 calories.

Overnight oats with chia seeds, cocoa powder (who knew that cocoa powder has 2 grams of fiber in a Tb???), milk, and half a banana. I did add a little maple syrup halfway through.

Lunch was a grain bowl with farro, lentils, brussel sprouts, cucumber and cherry tomatoes, arugula, tzatiki, hummus. Dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar, and lemon juice. This was delicious, I could eat it every day and not feel deprived. Made a similar bowl for tomorrow. This meal alone had 25 grams of fiber.

Dinner was chicken soup. Not much fiber, just the veggies in the soup and a slice of whole grain bread on the side, but I'd already more than hit my goal with breakfast and lunch, and just wanted something light.

Thanks for listening .

Do you follow a recipe for this that you can share? Sounds yummy

I made a batch of farro (plain boiled) over the weekend, and a batch of brown lentils (cooked in the instant pot - 1 cup lentils, 1 tsp whole cumin seeds, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 chopped tomato, salt). Also had leftover roasted brussel sprouts from dinner Sunday night. So all of that was in the fridge.

For the lunch, I combined in one tupperware:
1/2 cup cooked farro
1/2 cup cooked lentils
1/4 cup roasted brussel sprouts

In a separate tupperware;
1 small cucumber, diced
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 Tbsp hummus
2 Tbsp tzaziki
1 cup chopped arugula

And a small dressing container with a Tbsp of olive oil and a tsp each of red wine vinegar and lemon juice.

At work, I warmed up the farro/lentil mix in the microwave, then combined it with the other Tupperware. Drizzled the dressing all over.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

ooohhh I want to copy that lunch. I love farro!

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'm using this thread as my personal fiber diary .

I hit 38 grams today!! On 1500 calories.

Overnight oats with chia seeds, cocoa powder (who knew that cocoa powder has 2 grams of fiber in a Tb???), milk, and half a banana. I did add a little maple syrup halfway through.

Lunch was a grain bowl with farro, lentils, brussel sprouts, cucumber and cherry tomatoes, arugula, tzatiki, hummus. Dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar, and lemon juice. This was delicious, I could eat it every day and not feel deprived. Made a similar bowl for tomorrow. This meal alone had 25 grams of fiber.

Dinner was chicken soup. Not much fiber, just the veggies in the soup and a slice of whole grain bread on the side, but I'd already more than hit my goal with breakfast and lunch, and just wanted something light.

Thanks for listening .

[Anonymous]

I’d add a tablespoon of wheat germ and ground flax seed to your oatmeal in the morning, and switch the strawberries for raspberries or blackberries and blueberries. These additions will ramp up the fiber.
To your salads or other meals, add beans. I try to end every day with an edamame snack for soy protein and fiber, with a few pistachios for fiber and melatonin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d add a tablespoon of wheat germ and ground flax seed to your oatmeal in the morning, and switch the strawberries for raspberries or blackberries and blueberries. These additions will ramp up the fiber.
To your salads or other meals, add beans. I try to end every day with an edamame snack for soy protein and fiber, with a few pistachios for fiber and melatonin

Yeah, I know strawberries aren't the best ... but it's strawberry season, and I just can't resist buying giant buckets of them at the farmer's market. I promise I'll be all over the raspberries and blackberries in a couple months .