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Fiber Tips: - Drink lots of water - Buy whole wheat bread and pasta - Eat more fruits and vegetables - Look for “total fiber” on food packaging??? Filling up on Fiber Getting enough fiber can be easy, here are some facts you should know: What is Dietary Fiber? The part of plants that our bodies cannot break down. Why is Fiber good for me? - Control body weight - Lower blood sugar - Lower cholesterol - Heart healthy - Prevent colon cancer What foods are high in fiber? Increase fiber in your diet by eating plant foods, like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and nuts. Eat more: Lentils Squash Peas Oatmeal Berries Broccoli Brown rice Pears Apples 2013

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Page 1: Eat more - kellyanndieteticintern.weebly.com€¦ · Fiber Tips:-Drink lots of water-Buy whole wheat bread and pasta-Eat more fruits and vegetables-Look for “total fiber” on food

Fiber Tips:- Drink lots of water- Buy whole wheat bread and pasta- Eat more fruits and vegetables- Look for “total fiber” on food packaging???

Filling up on Fiber

Getting enough fiber can be easy, here are some facts you should know:

What is Dietary Fiber?The part of plants that our

bodies cannot break down.

Why is Fiber good for me?

- Control body weight- Lower blood sugar- Lower cholesterol- Heart healthy- Prevent colon cancer

What foods are high in fiber?

Increase fiber in your diet by eating plant foods, like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and nuts.

Eat more:Lentils SquashPeas OatmealBerries BroccoliBrown rice PearsApples

2013