Top 10 High-Fiber Foods

Posted by Caley on April 6th, 2009 at 06:18am

Did you know fiber, in addition to being good for digestive health, can actually help you lose weight? Fiber helps you to feel full more quickly and for longer, encouraging you to consume less calories. Fiber helps moderate blood insulin levels, which has been associated with lower body fat.  Best of all, fiber itself has no calories and helps to remove fat from your body before it is absorbed.  Here are the top 10 high-fiber foods:

1. Whole Grains (Brown rice, whole wheat bread and pasta, oatmeal, bran cereal)
2. Lentils
3. Apple with skin (instead of low-fiber apple juice)
4. Berries- blueberries, strawberries and especially raspberries
5. Beans- black beans, kidney beans, lima beans, garbanzo beans
6. Winter squash- acorn, butternut
7. Edamame (cooked soybeans)- These make great, healthy snack food!
8. Kale
9. Sweet Potato- (higher fiber than regular potato)

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