Nutritionist and registered dietitian Liz Pearson is co-author of The Ultimate Healthy Eating Plan (That Still Leaves Room for Chocolate) (Whitecap).
Fibre filled A rundown of fibre-rich foods (based on single servings):Whole grains · bran muffin, medium, 4 g · whole wheat spaghetti, cooked (1 cup/250 mL), 3.3 g · whole wheat bread (1 slice), 2.5 g Whole grain cereals · Kellogg's All-Bran Buds (1/3 cup/75 mL), 13 g · Weetabix (2 biscuits), 4.6 g · Post Spoon Size Shredded Wheat (2/3 cup/150 mL), 3.7 g Beans · chili (1 cup/250 mL), 8 g · soy nuts, roasted (1/4 cup/50 mL), 6 g · hummus (2 tbsp/30 mL), 1.7 g Nuts and seeds · almonds (1/4 cup/50 mL), 4.2 g · flaxseed (1 tbsp/15 mL), 2.3 g · peanut butter (2 tbsp/30 mL), 1.9 g Fruit · pear, medium, 5.1 g · apple, medium, 3.3 g · banana, medium, 3 g Vegetables · squash, cooked (1/2 cup/125 mL), 4.5 g · peas (1/2 cup/125 mL), 4.4 g · potato, with skin, medium, 3.8 g Snacks · baked tortilla chips (27 chips), 3 g · popcorn (2 cups/500 mL), 2.1 g |
Nutritionist and registered dietitian Liz Pearson is co-author of The Ultimate Healthy Eating Plan (That Still Leaves Room for Chocolate) (Whitecap).
Fibre filled A rundown of fibre-rich foods (based on single servings):Whole grains · bran muffin, medium, 4 g · whole wheat spaghetti, cooked (1 cup/250 mL), 3.3 g · whole wheat bread (1 slice), 2.5 g Whole grain cereals · Kellogg's All-Bran Buds (1/3 cup/75 mL), 13 g · Weetabix (2 biscuits), 4.6 g · Post Spoon Size Shredded Wheat (2/3 cup/150 mL), 3.7 g Beans · chili (1 cup/250 mL), 8 g · soy nuts, roasted (1/4 cup/50 mL), 6 g · hummus (2 tbsp/30 mL), 1.7 g Nuts and seeds · almonds (1/4 cup/50 mL), 4.2 g · flaxseed (1 tbsp/15 mL), 2.3 g · peanut butter (2 tbsp/30 mL), 1.9 g Fruit · pear, medium, 5.1 g · apple, medium, 3.3 g · banana, medium, 3 g Vegetables · squash, cooked (1/2 cup/125 mL), 4.5 g · peas (1/2 cup/125 mL), 4.4 g · potato, with skin, medium, 3.8 g Snacks · baked tortilla chips (27 chips), 3 g · popcorn (2 cups/500 mL), 2.1 g |
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