Day 6 fitness tip: FIBER IMPORTANCE
We all need fiber in our diets! Fiber comes from fruits, veggies, and grains.
Benefits: control and manage hypertension, lowers risk of heart disease, reduces the risk of obesity, lowers the risk of diabetes.
Risks from not getting enough fiber: some cancers, heart disease, diverticulosis, kidney stones, obesity, irritable bowel syndrome
According to Dr. Josh Axe the Daily fiber needed in grams: women: 25 men: 35-40...
Some foods high in fiber are: lima beans (13.2 g/cup), black beans (15 g/cup), avocados (10.3 g medium), peas (8.8 g/cup), and split peas (16.3 g/cup), coconut (7.2 g/cup), flax seeds ((7.6 g/oz), almonds (3.4 g/oz), walnuts, lentils (15.6 g/cup), blackberries, raspberries (8 g/cup), Asian pears (9.9 g/med), dried figs (14.6 g/cup), artichokes (10.3 g/med), squashes (9 g/cup), pumpkin, spaghetti, butternut, and acorn, Brussels sprouts (4 g/cup), chick peas (12.5 g/cup), turnips (4.6 g/cup), okra (5.2 g/cup), flax seeds (7.6 g/oz), quinoa (5.2 g/cup), and chia seeds (10.6 g/cup). Thank-you Dr Axe for providing this nutrition information in an article.
Some other foods which are high in fiber which were not included in this article were: whole wheat spaghetti (6.3 g/cup), broccoli (5.1 g/cup, apple with skin (4.4 g/med), instant cooked oatmeal (4.0 g/cup), green beans (4.0 g/cup), baked potato with skin (4.8 g/med), sweet potato (4.9 g/med) cooked kale 7.2 g/cup)
Try to incorporate these high fiber foods into your diet each day, and make sure to drink a lot of water. Stay healthy!!
We all need fiber in our diets! Fiber comes from fruits, veggies, and grains.
Benefits: control and manage hypertension, lowers risk of heart disease, reduces the risk of obesity, lowers the risk of diabetes.
Risks from not getting enough fiber: some cancers, heart disease, diverticulosis, kidney stones, obesity, irritable bowel syndrome
According to Dr. Josh Axe the Daily fiber needed in grams: women: 25 men: 35-40...
Some foods high in fiber are: lima beans (13.2 g/cup), black beans (15 g/cup), avocados (10.3 g medium), peas (8.8 g/cup), and split peas (16.3 g/cup), coconut (7.2 g/cup), flax seeds ((7.6 g/oz), almonds (3.4 g/oz), walnuts, lentils (15.6 g/cup), blackberries, raspberries (8 g/cup), Asian pears (9.9 g/med), dried figs (14.6 g/cup), artichokes (10.3 g/med), squashes (9 g/cup), pumpkin, spaghetti, butternut, and acorn, Brussels sprouts (4 g/cup), chick peas (12.5 g/cup), turnips (4.6 g/cup), okra (5.2 g/cup), flax seeds (7.6 g/oz), quinoa (5.2 g/cup), and chia seeds (10.6 g/cup). Thank-you Dr Axe for providing this nutrition information in an article.
Some other foods which are high in fiber which were not included in this article were: whole wheat spaghetti (6.3 g/cup), broccoli (5.1 g/cup, apple with skin (4.4 g/med), instant cooked oatmeal (4.0 g/cup), green beans (4.0 g/cup), baked potato with skin (4.8 g/med), sweet potato (4.9 g/med) cooked kale 7.2 g/cup)
Try to incorporate these high fiber foods into your diet each day, and make sure to drink a lot of water. Stay healthy!!
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