Re: How much insoluble fiber?
08/15/03 12:02 PM
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Heather
Reged: 12/09/02
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Loc: Seattle, WA
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Hi - Just make sure that soluble fiber is the largest quantity, and you should be okay. You do want to start gradually with the insoluble and build up until you're eating as much of it as you can. The more that you peel, seed, dice, cook, puree, etc. your fruits, veggies, beans, nuts, the more you'll be able to tolerate. In terms of fiber grams, the minimum daily fiber amount you need is about 30 grams. One third of that should be soluble fiber. But in terms of food volume, you'll be eating a lot more of the soluble fiber than insoluble, as there is a lot more grams per quantity of food in the insoluble fiber choices. In other words, a meal of something like stir fried rice that has more rice than diced veggies in terms of proportions, will actually have more insoluble fiber than soluble in terms of grams.
Honestly, if you're cooking/eating what seem like normal meals (fruit smoothie with rice cereal, pasta with cooked veggie sauce, pureed veggie soup with rice, etc.) you should be getting the amounts of fiber without having to count the grams.
Best,
Heather
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