If you're low grain,

Psyche · 03-25-2014, 05:51 AM

How do you get enough fiber? Cause I'm not.

My typical day is two hardboiled eggs for brekkie; a salad with chicken and dressing and a piece of fruit for lunch; and supper is whatever is on the menu. I ate sparingly of the noodles last night mostly because they're so high in calories. But I'm not getting enough fiber. Oh and snack. I usually munch on some almonds.

Any suggestions on increasing the fiber in my diet?

ValiantJoy07 · 03-25-2014, 05:53 AM

We use a lot of coconut and some coconut flour in snacks.

Katigre · 03-25-2014, 06:01 AM

Fruits and vegetables?

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WanderingJuniper · 03-25-2014, 07:10 AM

A fruit or veggie at every meal and snack.

Oh and green smoothies.

And I sprinkle chia seeds on lots of things from my salad to on my sauteed shredded sweet potato. My favorite tho is chia pudding or in my majorly watered down cran-lemon juice.

milkdud · 03-25-2014, 07:21 AM

We do veggies with every meal. Breakfast example would be sautéed onion and shredded turnip hash with eggs, then a raw veg ferment on the side. An omelette would be an easy way to add veg, too.

Psyche · 03-25-2014, 09:18 AM

I eat breakfast and snacks at my desk so I'm limited to what I can eat easily between phone calls and such. I'm going to brain storm easier snacks to eat up here. Maybe dried fruit?

believer · 03-25-2014, 09:31 AM

Dried fruit is lots of sugar. It is best to avoid it. Eat fresh fruits and veggies. You can eat sugar snap peas, carrots, grapes, cut up apple or orange or mango etc..., cutie oranges, celery sticks, berries, grape tomatoes, raw broccoli pieces etc... all while sitting at a desk for breakfast or snack.

mamaKristin · 03-25-2014, 12:49 PM

I eat salads at my desk. I just avoid broccoli because it sticks in my teeth.

Honestly, we all eat at our desks at my work, so it's mostly ok. I do mainly because I only get a half hour lunch, at 1:30, and I'm hungry at 12.

milkdud · 03-25-2014, 01:06 PM

These are high fiber. http://www.grassfedgirl.com/coconut-...ee-sugar-free/

Seaweed snax is desk potable, so is chia pudding. Will keep thinking.

2sunshines · 03-25-2014, 01:07 PM

We do tons of fruits and veggies.

Seeds and nuts are also fiber-rich. Almonds, pistachios, peanuts, walnuts, pecans.... Bonus that they'd be so super easy to keep at work and snack on when you're hungry.

HomeWithMyBabies · 03-25-2014, 02:11 PM

What makes you think you are not getting enough fiber? That sounds like plenty to me. My breakfast is an omelet that has some veggies in it but otherwise our menus are similar.

allisonintx · 03-25-2014, 02:16 PM

I wouldn't avoid dried fruit "because of the sugar" you need fiber. Dried fruit is a good choice for that...not fifty pieces of it. Two.

believer · 03-25-2014, 04:22 PM

also make sure you drink lots of water

KarenBoo · 03-25-2014, 07:28 PM

Yeah, I came to add in about chia. I love adding straight chia gel to whatever I am drinking because it adds a nice texture. And I love chia pudding too! I just saw some at Costco!

I still prefer my homemade stuff though.

believer · 03-26-2014, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by KarenBoo

Yeah, I came to add in about chia. I love adding straight chia gel to whatever I am drinking because it adds a nice texture. And I love chia pudding too! I just saw some at Costco!

I still prefer my homemade stuff though.

how do you make chia pudding?

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Psyche Rose Garden Srsly? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW Posts: 24,442	If you're low grain, How do you get enough fiber? Cause I'm not. My typical day is two hardboiled eggs for brekkie; a salad with chicken and dressing and a piece of fruit for lunch; and supper is whatever is on the menu. I ate sparingly of the noodles last night mostly because they're so high in calories. But I'm not getting enough fiber. Oh and snack. I usually munch on some almonds. Any suggestions on increasing the fiber in my diet? __________________ Heather (ISTJ) working full time, wife to Jason since '02, mom to C 12 years old, J 9 years old , and T 6 years old , mouse catching, Izzy, and rabbit chasing, Ellie.

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ValiantJoy07 Rose Garden "Take Joy Home, And make a place in thy great heart for her...Joy is the grace we say to God." ~Jean Ingelow~ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Forest Posts: 16,337	Re: If you're low grain, We use a lot of coconut and some coconut flour in snacks. __________________ Hannah Joy Intuitive People Loving Introvert Married since '05 to Ryan software and web applications developer. Homeschooling Mama to my 5 Joys... dd1 RJ (12/07), dd2 AJ (08/09), dd3 PJ (01/12), ds1 Ziggy (09/15), ds2 Sunny (05/18) Enjoying a Healing Diet to manage SPD and other health challenges. Sorry for the typos and sloppy grammar I don't have a good excuse anymore.

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Katigre Rose Garden Why thank you, it is naturally blue... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,278	Re: If you're low grain, Fruits and vegetables? Sent from my phone using Tapatalk

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WanderingJuniper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,819	Re: If you're low grain, A fruit or veggie at every meal and snack. Oh and green smoothies. And I sprinkle chia seeds on lots of things from my salad to on my sauteed shredded sweet potato. My favorite tho is chia pudding or in my majorly watered down cran-lemon juice.

03-25-2014, 07:21 AM	#5
milkdud Rose Trellis Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Posts: 3,067	Re: If you're low grain, We do veggies with every meal. Breakfast example would be sautéed onion and shredded turnip hash with eggs, then a raw veg ferment on the side. An omelette would be an easy way to add veg, too. __________________ Milkdud, INFP wife to Vanilla Coke 04/2004 Jujube 03/2005 Chuckles 01/2007 Gobstopper 09/2009 Bit o' Honey 11/2012 11/2003 & 12/2011

03-25-2014, 09:18 AM	#6
Psyche Rose Garden Srsly? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW Posts: 24,442	Re: If you're low grain, I eat breakfast and snacks at my desk so I'm limited to what I can eat easily between phone calls and such. I'm going to brain storm easier snacks to eat up here. Maybe dried fruit? __________________ Heather (ISTJ) working full time, wife to Jason since '02, mom to C 12 years old, J 9 years old , and T 6 years old , mouse catching, Izzy, and rabbit chasing, Ellie.

03-25-2014, 09:31 AM	#7
believer Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,130	Re: If you're low grain, Dried fruit is lots of sugar. It is best to avoid it. Eat fresh fruits and veggies. You can eat sugar snap peas, carrots, grapes, cut up apple or orange or mango etc..., cutie oranges, celery sticks, berries, grape tomatoes, raw broccoli pieces etc... all while sitting at a desk for breakfast or snack. __________________ Dana INTJ widow of Big Bear, mom to: B. - 16 y.o. dd J.-19yo ds M.- 25 (MIL to) A - 24 2 white cats, 3 dogs http://becauseisaidsothathswhy.blogspot.com/

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mamaKristin Rose Garden parenting better than I garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: just here :) Posts: 26,586	Re: If you're low grain, I eat salads at my desk. I just avoid broccoli because it sticks in my teeth. Honestly, we all eat at our desks at my work, so it's mostly ok. I do mainly because I only get a half hour lunch, at 1:30, and I'm hungry at 12.

03-25-2014, 01:06 PM	#9
milkdud Rose Trellis Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Posts: 3,067	Re: If you're low grain, These are high fiber. http://www.grassfedgirl.com/coconut-...ee-sugar-free/ Seaweed snax is desk potable, so is chia pudding. Will keep thinking. __________________ Milkdud, INFP wife to Vanilla Coke 04/2004 Jujube 03/2005 Chuckles 01/2007 Gobstopper 09/2009 Bit o' Honey 11/2012 11/2003 & 12/2011

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2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,028	Re: If you're low grain, We do tons of fruits and veggies. Seeds and nuts are also fiber-rich. Almonds, pistachios, peanuts, walnuts, pecans.... Bonus that they'd be so super easy to keep at work and snack on when you're hungry. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

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HomeWithMyBabies Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,062	Re: If you're low grain, What makes you think you are not getting enough fiber? That sounds like plenty to me. My breakfast is an omelet that has some veggies in it but otherwise our menus are similar.

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allisonintx Rose Garden Some Cal/Mag will probably fix that. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: catching up on the laundry Posts: 41,294	Re: If you're low grain, I wouldn't avoid dried fruit "because of the sugar" you need fiber. Dried fruit is a good choice for that...not fifty pieces of it. Two. __________________ allisonintx Wife to Stephen Mother to Elizabeth 19, Andrew 17, Abigail 14 & Evelyn 12 Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turn of the world. Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down. Tells you she's hurting before she keens. Makes her a home. . . . . . . .

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believer Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,130	Re: If you're low grain, also make sure you drink lots of water __________________ Dana INTJ widow of Big Bear, mom to: B. - 16 y.o. dd J.-19yo ds M.- 25 (MIL to) A - 24 2 white cats, 3 dogs http://becauseisaidsothathswhy.blogspot.com/

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KarenBoo Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central FL Posts: 6,022	Re: If you're low grain, Yeah, I came to add in about chia. I love adding straight chia gel to whatever I am drinking because it adds a nice texture. And I love chia pudding too! I just saw some at Costco! I still prefer my homemade stuff though. __________________ Married to DH for 29 years! Mama to very sweet DD1 "Kitten" 5/03 and our very sweet DD2 "Monkey" 1/08 crunchy, homeschooling, and focused on healing with diet, homeopathy, and QRI cold laser reflex integration

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