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There are many reasons you may have to want to eat more fiber.  It may be as part of a weight-loss plan, you may just need to get “regular,” but basically it’s just a part of a balanced diet.  Here are some ways to sneak that extra fiber into your everyday diet:

  1. Eat cereal every day for breakfast.
  2. Eat two apples every day.
  3. Make a yogurt mix every Wednesday for breakfast.
  4. Eat baby carrots and broccoli florets dipped into low-fat ranch dressing as you afternoon snack three days a week.
  5. Keep a container of gorp in your car and office for the munchies.
  6. Switch to whole grain crackers.
  7. Mix your regular cereal with the high-test stuff.
  8. Add kidney beans or chickpeas to your next salad.
  9. Make sure that the first ingredient in whole grain products has the word “whole” in it, as in “whole wheat,” or “whole grain.”
  10. Every week, try one “exotic” grain.
  11. Once a week, make pearl barley (which doesn’t require any soaking before cooking) as a side dish.
  12. Sneak in oatmeal.
  13. Use whole wheat bread to make your sandwich every day.
  14. Every week, switch from a white food to a brown food.
  15. Spread your sandwich with 1/2 cup hummus.
  16. Make beans a part of at least one meal a day.
  17. Add pureed cauliflower to mashed potatoes.
  18. Have a beet salad for dinner.
  19. Make rice pudding for dessert tonight.
  20. Snack on popcorn.
  21. Switch to whole wheat flour when baking.
  22. Throw some flaxseeds, wheat germ, or other high-fiber add-ins into batter.
  23. Eat the skin of your baked and sweet potatoes.
  24. Start every dinner with a mixed green salad.
  25. Always add lettuce and tomato slices rather than cheese to sandwiches.
  26. Use beans or lentils as the main protein source for dinner once or twice a week.
  27. Make your fiber sources suit the seasons.
  28. Snack on dried fruit every day.
  29. Drink your fiber.

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