High Fiber Foods

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High Fiber foods are one sure fire way to increase your overall health. By eating a diet high in fiber, you keep your body regular and hopefully avoid colon cancer. When eating a high fiber diet it is important to know there are two kinds of fiber, soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber means the fiber breaks down in water. That means as you increase your soluble fiber intake, you will need to increase your water intake as well. The average person consumes 7 to 8 grams of fiber a day, leading studies say you should have between 20 to 35 grams of fiber a day. The list below has some tips about adding fiber to your diet

• Substitute whole wheat breads for white breads
• Beans are an excellent source of fiber. One cup of black beans has almost 20 grams of fiber
• Bran cereal is good, bran muffins are better. Bran muffins usually have 4 grams of bran
• One Ear of corn has 5 grams of fiber
• Berries are also high in fiber, raspberries have 4 grams per half cup, and strawberries have 3 grams per cup
• One apple has an average of 4 grams of fiber
• A ¾ cup of broccoli will give you 7 grams of fiber

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