MissyGirl

There are 4 grams of fiber in a large orange.

Missy

purplemem

Wow, that's a long way off from 28 grams. I thought I was really doing something! And there is fiber in my yogurt, maybe 1 or 2 grams. I've got to work on this.

I do get fiber in my veggies, but I suspect that one is way low also.

Thanks for the info!

MissyGirl

You are welcome. There are small things you can do to increase your fiber intake. One thing is the plant-based foods (we should be eating 2/3 of our diet as plant based) and another is changing the types of pasta you eat. Eat whole wheat/whole grain pasta. It not only has fiber in it but it is chock full of protein. Another is brown rice vs white rice. There are ways to add more fiber into your meals by using, say Fiber One cereal, instead of bread crumbs when you are baking chicken or fish.

My favorite mac and cheese recipe uses 3 wedges of laughing cow light cheese, 2 cups (uncooked) whole grain pasta and a 24 oz package of Green Giant cauliflower with cheese sauce (the one that you microwave the whole bag)...mix those three ingredients and that serves 4 but the serving is HUGE. I believe it was around 200 calories but I will go verify that after I send this message in.

I also have been buying the apples that are pre-sliced and snack on those all day. There are only 210 calories in the whole bag. YUMMY!

Okay. I will stop here and go check the stats on that mac and cheese recipe.

Missy

MissyGirl

Here are the stats on the Macaroni and Cheese recipe (from the Hungry Girl)


Calories: 202
Fat: 4.5g
Sodium: 825mg
Carbs: 36g
Fiber: 5g
Sugars: 6g
Protein: 8.5g

POINTSŪ value 4*

CAROLJ

50 CALORIES, 2.4 FOR FIBER

Oops, I didn't see yours Missy.

MissyGirl

Speaking of fiber....

A food containing 5 grams or more of fiber per serving is considered to be high in fiber. A good source has 2.5 to 4.9 grams, and the addition of 2.5 grams of fiber or more to a product allows it to claim that it has "more" or "added" fiber above what the original food contained.

Read those labels folks!! You can learn volumes from doing that consistently. PLUS this book is a FABULOUS resource in trying to decode those labels and the food packaging.

Missy

MissyGirl

Oh no problemo Carol!

Missy

MissyGirl

Sugar the evil one!!! bwahahaha!

Aww just kidding. I wanted to give you yet another blurb out of this book.

"In general, the closer the number of grams of sugar is to the total carbohydrates in each serving, the less nutritious it is. Here's an example: Let's say you are in the supermarket trying to decide between two cereals. One has 20 grams of total carbs and 3 grams of sugar, and the other has 20 grams of carbs and 12 grams of sugar. If you deduct the grams of sugar from the grams of total carbs in both examples, the number that's left is the amount of healthier carbohydrates. In this case, the first cereal would produce a number of 17 (20 minus 3), while the other cereal would give a number of 8 (20 minus 12), so the first cereal is the better choice.

Does that make sense? When I go shopping for groceries I am forever holding similar items side by side to see which is more nutritious.

That will probably be the last post tonight. I know I know. Enough already. The people have spoken.

Missy

cjomomma

Look my DD made her first quilt top but I did the rest. I am very proud of her. It is for her boyfriend.

purplemem

I'm proud of her, also. She did great!