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:
You hear a lot about superfoods, but mainly how great they are to have in your diet. Here’s another list of foods you should consider throwing in your grocery basket:
Beets - Why they’re healthy: Folate and betaine (which can help lower your risk of heart disease), and their pigments may help fight cancer.
How to eat them: Not from a jar, but fresh and uncooked.
Cabbage - Why it’s healthy: Few calories, and sulforaphane helps reduce cancer risk.
How to eat it: In a salad, or on a burger.
Guava - Why it’s healthy: Fiber, potassium, lycopene (which helps fight prostate cancer).
How to eat it: It’s all edible, from rind to seeds. May be a little hard to find, but high end supermarkets or Latin grocery stores should stock it.
Swiss Chard - Why it’s healthy: Lutein and zeaxanthin (which both help protect retinas from the damages of aging).
How to eat it: Sautéd with olive oil and garlic, seasoned with salt and pepper and served with grilled steaks and chicken, or pan-seared fish.Cinnamon - Why it’s healthy: Helps control blood sugar, which affects your risk of heart disease.
How to eat it: Sprinkled on coffee or oatmeal.
Purslane - Why it’s healthy: Melatonin (may inhibit cancer growth), omega-3 fats.
How to eat it: In a salad as an alternative or addition to lettuce.
Pomegranate juice - Why it’s healthy: Improves bloodflow to the heart, decreases systolic blood pressure, vitamin C.
How to eat it: POM Wonderful makes a 100 per cent pomegranate juice with no added sugars - a small glass is all you need to get the many benefits.
Goji berries - Why they’re healthy: Antioxidants, may reduce insulin resistance (a risk factor for diabetes).
How to eat them: Dried or fresh, alone or in yogurt, oatmeal or on cereal.Dried plums - Why they’re healthy: Antioxidants that fight structural damage to cells, which is thought to be one of the main causes for cancer.
How to eat them: As an appetizer wrapped in prosciutto.
Pumpkin seeds - Why they’re healthy: Magnesium.
How to eat them: Shells and all.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Yoplait® introduces Yo-Plus(TM), the newest way to help naturally regulate your digestive health. Yo-Plus provides yogurt lovers the benefits of probiotic cultures and fiber, with the great taste consumers can always expect from Yoplait.
Yo-Plus contains Optibalance(TM), a unique blend of probiotic cultures and a natural fiber. The combination of these cultures and fiber may help consumers regulate their digestive system when eaten daily. Yo-Plus is a good source of fiber with three grams per 4-ounce serving, and also provides 15 percent of the recommended Daily Value for calcium, and 10 percent of the daily recommendation for vitamins A and D. In addition to the special probiotic culture Bifidobacterium, Yo-Plus also contains the live and active yogurt cultures L. bulgaricus and S. thermophilus.
“We are excited to introduce to the market a delicious way to help health-conscious consumers obtain digestive benefits,” said Katie Lay, Associate Marketing Manager for Yo-Plus. “Yo-Plus is the only yogurt on the market with Optibalance(TM), which helps put digestion back on track. Plus, the smooth texture and rich flavors do not sacrifice taste.”
National survey reveals women are looking for a way to regulate digestion
A national survey conducted by MarketTools* on behalf of Yoplait Yo-Plus, revealed that nearly 50 percent of women are extremely concerned with their digestive health and discuss the issue frequently, while almost a quarter reported adjusting their lifestyles multiple times per week to accommodate digestive issues. Approximately a quarter are also looking for a way to regulate their digestive health.
“Irregular digestion is not only uncomfortable, but affects your everyday life. Maintaining a balance of healthy bacteria in the gastrointestinal system, coupled with a high fiber diet, will help regulate the digestive system,” said Kathleen Zelman MPH, RD. “Consuming probiotics on a regular basis, like those found in certain yogurts and cheeses, along with plenty of fiber and fluids is a natural way to help regulate your GI tract.”
Yo-Plus flavors include: Strawberry, Vanilla, Cherry and Peach. The new yogurts will be available at a suggested retail price of $2.49 per 4-ounce cup 4-pack. Yo-Plus will be available nationwide in August 2007 in the refrigerated section of your local grocer.
For more information, please visit http://www.Yo-Plus.com or http://www.yoplait.com.
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