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

So according to my health app I’ve had 111g of fibre today

Looking at what you ate, that doesn't make sense although maybe you have consumed 2000 kcals in just nuts.

@SereneCoralDog what do you eat on other days? I found I only eat it by doing as you have done and really focussing on it.

Being vegan makes protein hard and fibre easy. Today I’ve had 23g so far without trying or eating properly - had a Huel, some raspberries, bit of brown bread (and jam but none in that) and a couple of Tuc biscuits.
Yesterday was 50g of which 18g was dinner, just a jacket potato and baked beans with a bit of nutritional yeast sprinkled on, nothing fancy, and a few almonds on the side.
I’m on a diet and weighing my food so I’m confident in the accuracy of my measurements.

I started paying attention to this a few months ago and I can tell you exactly how to do it.

1. beans beans beans. Half a tin of baked beans for your breakfast is 12g right there to start your day. I have mine with scrambled eggs and then fruit.
2. lentils. Buy the green ones in a tin and they’re already cooked and good to go. Put them in your bolognaise, your shepherd’s pie, your salads. Just 100g of cooked green lentils is 9g
3. chickpeas to bulk out your curries and soups. These are the real winner as 100g chickpeas is 19g fibre.
4. all of the fruit adds up. Bananas are 3.5, apples are 2.5. Veg veg veg.

Having had lentil dal and spinach for supper, I’m now going to get the chia seeds and yoghurt out. 😋

Also most veggies have very little fibres. So eating lots of veggies does not equal great amounts of fibres.

15gr chia seeds are less than 5gr fiber, I think a lot of the calculations on this thread are wildly wrong.

3-4g rather than .3g!

MayoClinic says should get 14g F/1000 calories consumed.

Many adults eat a lot more than 2200 kcal/day so that would mean they need >> 30g/day.

I thought I'd be pretty high but tbf, I'm only coming up with about 22.3g from below. I left out some higher calorie low fiber foods.

About 300g of stewed apple (7gF?) and 80g of WM flour (in apple crumble. 1gF?)
Maybe 400g of humus (4.3gF) and 16 whole chestnut mushrooms (5gF?)
? 200g of steamed vegetables (5g fibre?)

Someone has managed 111 gms!

Hate to sound like a smug Sally but I hit it fairly easily most days and i'm on a strict 1400 calories as i'm loosing weight.

Typical example was yesterday, here's where my fiber came from:

40g porridge oats - 3.6g
15g flaxseed - 4.3g
80g frozen berries - 4.1g
1 tsp cinammon - 1.4g
15g chia seeds - 4.9g
Salad (cucumber, tomato,carrots) - 3.8g
1/2 avocado - 5g
140g potatoes - 3.8g
Total: 31g

The flaxseed and berries were on top of my porridge for breakfast. Cinnamon and chia in a protein shake with milk and a scoop of whey. Half the salad and the avocado for lunch (with eggs). Potatoes with chicken for dinner with the other half of the salad.

Overall it was 1400 cals/98g protein/31g fiber

Google says that 40g of Porridge oats is about .3g fibre. I dont see how anyone could manage 30g a day.

Roasted Aubergine - 8g
Roasted Cauliflower - 8g
2 protein bagel thins - 9g
Tomato and lentil soup - 3ishg
Chia seeds Greek yoghurt - 5g

Beans in salads, soups, dips, roasted etc are a great source, 1/2 can bought 8g fibre.

Yes, which is one of the higher ones of the commercial market. You're only ever going to get so much in one slice. My breakfast this morning was 2 slices toasted, half a tin of beans and some vegan sausages - just shy of 25g for one meal

Maybe she ate an entire pack of chia seeds. This is MN...never underestimate what other is "normal" for other people 😆

This does not make any sense. Any type of animal protein has no fiber. Your lunch isn’t a lunch either.

Yeah for the app

Do you weigh and measure everything?

It’s only 3.5gms per slice.

So according to my health app I’ve had 111g of fibre today. My meals were-
breakfast
organic porridge oats, blueberries, raspberries, protien powder, creatine powder, peanuts, cashews, chia seeds, mixed seeds, skimmed milk. Coffee, skimmed milk, 1 pint of water , camomile tea.
lunch
salmon fillet, lettuce, spinach, carrot, beetroot, cucumber. Kefir yogurt, protien, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, cashews, peanuts, chia seeds, mixed seeds, 1 pint water
dinner
carrots, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, onion, courgette, boullion, garlic, lentils, edamame beans. 2 squares dark chocolate, 1 pint water

snacks
2 coffee with skim milk, 1 tea with skim milk, I oatie biscuit.

im not convinced it’s totally accurate but it must be a fairly decent amount

Per slice it is only 3 gms of fibre so 6gms for two slices not 12ams.

The bread I use comes out pretty well for fibre. I average 60-70g a day, but its pretty easy as a vegan. E.g. I had a cottage pie for lunch made with soya mince and vegetables, and topped with mashed root veg which was 25g fibre per portion.

How much do you eat of each?

Tonight I am having
80gms of carrots 1.8 gms of fibre
80gms of Brocoli 2.4 gms of fibre
80gms of sweetcorn 3.4 gms of fibre

So 7.6gms of fibre in total for my serving of vegetables with my dinner.

12g if you're lucky, some is even less