AIBU to doubt only 4 per cent of adults get enough fibre?

[Anonnewbie]

To think that the recommended 30g of fibre per day isn't that hard to achieve for most people and be confused by the stats I keep seeing recently that 96% of UK adults get less than this?

Is it 96% don't meet it EVERY day, because that seems reasonable. Or don't average over 30g, which I think is pretty bad. But I'm realising as I type I should Google that question

My real question is how much fibre did you eat today? I just put it into chat gpt by typing out my food for today and despite being horrified by today's diet (1 piece of fruit, a few veg, way too much pastry and cheese, and quite a lot of Easter egg...saved by half a tin of beans), it estimated 37g. I asked it for a breakdown of that and the calculations seemed correct within reason as I'm not going to start weighing etc.

I would have guessed I was above average due to eating plenty of veg and home cooked meals, but cant believe I would be in the top 4% of fibre eaters in the country.... What do you think?

and my point- is that those same people (inc yourself I imagine) aren’t great at recognising where fibre can be found in foodstuffs and how you can meet your target in a way that suits your lifestyle and your preferred/ current eating habits.

your original challenge to me was in response to a poster saying people don’t get fibre because they eat convenience food- not true,
you can eat fibre filled foods that are convenient - and alleging that if you eat outside the home you don’t know what you’re eating- again, not true.

Many people don’t get enough fibre because the don’t know which foods contain fibre- including those who think they can get enough from fruit and veg, and those who think they have a great diet but eat low carb and too much meat.

your original challenge to me was in response to a poster saying people don’t get fibre because they eat convenience food- not true,
you can eat fibre filled foods that are convenient - and alleging that if you eat outside the home you don’t know what you’re eating- again, not true.

I have no idea what you're talking about. But the term "convenience food" does not mean "foods that are convenient".

And I have said nothing about eating outside the home (other than referring to fast food, notoriously high in fat and low in fibre).

Read the post you quoted properly then, it’s all in there

I have quoted several posts. I have not memorised who posted them.

Are you quite all right?