Getting the Fiber You Need?
Dietary
fiber helps increase satiety, making you feel full longer. Additionally,
a fiber-rich diet is important for proper
digestion and
can help lower your risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Also referred to as dietary bulk, fiber includes all parts of plant foods
that your body doesn't digest and absorb. Fiber is classified into two
categories: insoluble (doesn't dissolve in water) and soluble (dissolves
in water).
Insoluble Fiber: This type of fiber typically helps increase
the movement of material through your digestive system and increases stool
bulk. It's important for regularity. Common food sources include whole-wheat
foods, wheat bran, nuts and many vegetables.
Fiber-Rich Foods that taste delicious
with Dreamfields Pasta: |
• Broccoli
• Spinach |
• Chick peas
• Black beans |
Soluble Fiber: This type of fiber dissolves easily in water
and helps improve regularity and can also help reduce
cholesterol and
glucose levels.
Soluble fiber is found in oats, peas, beans, apples, citrus fruits, carrots,
and barley.
Dreamfields pasta has 5 grams of fiber per serving, – about the same
high fiber as whole wheat pasta – so it can be a delicious
way to increase your daily intake of fiber. Dreamfields also contains
a natual soluble fiber,
Inulin,
which has been shown scientifically to:
- Help promote digestive health
- Help support the body's ability to resist and fight disease
- Help your body absorb more calcium for strong bones and teeth
This type of soluble fiber can help the body resist inflammatory bowel
disorders, and help promote electrolyte and water recycling for proper
body dehydration.
HEALTH TIP: The average American consumes less than 15
grams of fiber per day, well below the recommended 20-35 grams of fiber.
Dreamfields
Pasta contains 5 grams of fiber per serving and tastes delicious. Increase
the amount of fiber in your diet slowly over a few weeks of time. This
allows the natural bacteria in your digestive system adjust to the change.
And don't forget to drink plenty of water.
Links of Interest:
What
Foods Supply Which Fiber?
Health
Implications of Dietary Fiber
