To think it’s really difficult to eat 30g of fibre

Anyone reading the Fibre formula or No-nonsense nutrition. They look interesting and I follow both on Instagram

Even the ‘fibre plus’ bagels are only 4.2g of fibre.

What kind of bagel has 27g of fibre??? That’s nonsense it’s going to be closer to 5!

Pulses are great for fibre, plus good for your gut flora.

Well this thread has got me thinking and trying harder so I have had chia pudding for breakfast with walnuts and blueberries so I reckon about 12g. The german rye bread is 8g for 2 slices so ill have that for lunch and iM up to 20g. It is hard though unless you are making a massive effort as things like apples are good for you but have 2g in and you can't eat tons of them.

Popcorn is a great source of fibre that hasn’t been mentioned so far! 🙌🏻

I finished up my box of all bran today, which meant I had 60g. I was amazed to find this is 16.8g fibre- and still only 200 calories- what a start to the day!!

Sainsbury's version is nicer, less sugar. But they've dropped the weight from around 700 g to 500 g in the last couple of years and increased the price. Bloody cheek! It's still cheaper than Kelloggs though

Indeed. Most rolled oat porridge is 3.6g. Ost bran is slightly higher, may be 4. Unless you are having 59 to 60g not 40g portion

Which bread is this? Wholewheat is often about 3.2g fibre.

’Accidentally’ managed 38g today but mainly because my snacks today included an entire pack of Quorn cocktail sausages @ 8.8g, an entire bag of microwave popcorn @ 8.1g and a gut stuff bar @ 10.4g - the last of which was an impulse mark down buy at Tesco. Just wanted to point out that not all high fibre foods are necessarily super healthy/boring

(And yes, my sodium levels were v high today but it’s one day and as someone who has struggled with an ED in the past I’ve learned to look at my macros as an average over a period of time rather than obsessing on daily targets)

Those almonds sound to die for!

This seemed useful.

And no to Frank-en bread or protein shakes.

That doesn't suprise me, and yes, it's one thing eating a bit more chicken or adding some lentils to your diet, but I fail to see what is healthy about a UPF chocolate "protein bar"

I was listening to an episode of the Zoe podcast with a doctor talking about the protein obsession and he was saying that almost nobody in the UK is deficient in protein and most people already get plenty. The general point seemed to be that some groups need to focus on protein (elite athletes or the elderly) but that the craze for sticking "high in protein" messaging on the front of a UPF chocolate bar or a loaf of Franken-bread or consuming protein shakes etc is likely doing more harm than good.

That makes total sense, if you're lifting/training. I mean more just average/not set fitness regime people really, are they that likely missing out on protein needs?? I think if you're actively building muscle it makes total sense!

S8nce I've been weight training and upping my protein (100-125g a day) my body shape has hanged so much. I have very defined upper body muscles and am the leanest/fittest I've ever been. So for that reason, whilst I'm weight training, I'll continue with a high protein diet!

I actually find the opposite, I find it incredibly difficult to meet my calorie needs if I focus too much on variety of veg, protein and fibre. I'm coeliac so more restricted in what i can eat anyway.

That's interesting, if a bit worrying... I thought the western diet typically already had plenty/too much protein as our meals are very often meat-based and usually bigger than advised portions too.

I do feel with diet there is information overload to the extreme these days, and so hard to tell sales pitch from evidence-backed knowledge, especially when relatively little independent research is done of nutrition (almost all studies are run by the people making the product!).

I have loads of (normal) friends who will tell you without question you must eat at least 100g protein a day, at the very least, and even that isn’t “much” they telll you, and they are convinced they are right, that a middle aged woman must consume this for bone density and building muscle, and that if you eat this amount of protein you WILL lose weight.

it’s not true, but created from half truths being misused. It’s a very common thought process IMO.

This is a stupid question I expect, but why are so many people adding protein powders/protein-enhanced foods to their diet? Is it because you're aiming for low carb? I thought that normally meant upping healthy fats not protein? I thought protein powders/bars etc were still the preserve of body builders, I'm obviously missing something!!

Depends entirely on portions of course, I think you are being very generous with your estimations, I’d be hard pushed to eat the amount of food suggested by them!

Thanks, that is really good. I love both roasted cauliflower and aubergine!

Agree, the rise in bowel cancer amongst the under 30’s is worrying, I also blame the low carb obsession, potatoes, wholemeal breads snd grains etc. have been demonised.

I don’t really keep track of fibre but I think it’s really easy to get 30g on a vegan diet

A typical day of meals for me

Porridge, berries, almonds, seeds
Tomato and lentil soup
Tofu, bean, veg chilli with rice

They all have around 10g of fibre, probably more in some. Plus a couple of snacks.

Agreed. And in that ultra processed form.

Plus I know someone (through work) who is disgustingly rich (100s of millions) through owning protein companies and it just strikes me as a horrible industry