20 Great Fiber Foods (Page 1 of 2)

You will be surprised how little fiber you have in your diet. The average person fiber intake is between 6-10 grams of fiber per day. This list will help you identify the  fiber foods. You should include some of these foods into your diet.

1. Dried beans, peas, and other legumes. This includes baked beans, kidney beans, split peas, dried limas, garbanzos, pinto beans and black beans.  
2. Bran cereals - ping this list are Bran Buds and All-Bran, but 100% Bran, Raisin Bran, Most and Cracklin' Bran are also excellent sources.  
3. Fresh or frozen lima beans, both Fordhook and baby limas.  
4. Fresh or frozen green peas.  
5. Dried fruit, ped by figs, apricots and dates.  
6. Raspberries, blackberries and strawberries.  
7. Sweet corn, whether on the cob or cut off in kernels.  
8. Whole-wheat and other whole-grain cereal products. Rye, oats, buckwheat and stone-ground cornmeal are all high in fiber. Bread, pastas, pizzas, pancakes and muffins made with whole-grain flours.  
9. Broccoli-very high in fiber!  
10. Baked potato with the skin - (The skin when crisp is the best part for fiber.) Mashed and boiled potatoes are good, too-but not french fries, which contain a high percentage of fat.
    

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