Are you meeting your daily fibre requirements?

11/03/2010 by admin.

We don’t tend to consume sufficient fibre.  Lack of fibre can lead to constipation and other health problems.   The daily recommended fibre consumption is 20g - 30g per day.

I’ve noted below some areas which will help you improve your daily fibre intake:-

• Ensure your breakfast cereal contains 5g+ of fibre.  Opt for ‘no added sugar’ museli, wholemeal toast or porridge.
• Beans are a good source of fibre.  A 75g tin of red kidney beans provides 4.7g fibre.  Baked beans are high in fibre but don’t consume these too often as they also contain sugar and salt.
• Get the recommended daily intake of 5 fruit/vegetables.  These will massively help towards your daily requirement of fibre.
• Consume potatoes, wholemeal rice and pasta.
• Switch white bread for wholemeal bread, which contains approximately 2g fibre per slice compared to 0.5g fibre for white bread.

Eating sufficient fibre can help with weight loss and weight management as foods high in fibre fill you up more and are lower in calories. 

Along with our 20-30g of fibre per day, we need to drink sufficient fluids.  Recommendations suggest we should consume somewhere around 1.5 - 2 litres of fluid per day. 

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