Can't get enough fiber!!

No matter what I do, I can't seem to get enough fiber according to the charts.  I eat almonds, fruits, veggies every day, but I am still well below the recommended 25 grams!

Any auggestions?

fiber supplement.  Thats what I have to do too. 

I add All-Bran or another high fiber cereal to whatever I'm eating in the morning. I have no problems getting even 40-50g of fiber in.

slappy, what fiber supplement do you use?

My suggestion - but beware b/c it's really good - is to look for Fiber One cereal.  It's yummy, though it looks like dog food, and has 60 cals & 14 grams of fiber per 1/2 cup!  I sent a few people from here in that direction & they're addicted now.  Mmm... 

(It does have some artificial sweetener in it - aspartame, maybe - don't know if that bothers you...)

All bran cereal every morning.
Add some beans to your dinner.  You will be surprised at how your fibre goes up!

I'm with Poohb I eat one cup of Fiber one with a table spoon of cinnamon and a table spoon of milled flax seed and I get 28 grams of fiber first thing in the morning. I usually end up with about 40 gram per day. And Fiber one itself is DeLIcIoUs, but add the cinnamon and its even better.

Edit: Forgot to mention that I feel full all day long.

Try some fiber choice.. I would start out with one though, and gradually add the other. There would be 4 grams right there.

You really don't have to use a fiber supplement or eat what looks like dog food (unless you want to...) just to get enough fiber.

I have been experimenting with the menus from 'Eat Drink and Weigh Less' for the last couple weeks (my menu omits some things to keep calories around 1500). Today my fiber will be 33 grams without any artificial fiber. Also, be careful with prepared foods and fiber. Some types of fiber are not beneficial, but will be added just to look good on the label.

Today's 33 gram of fiber menu:

Breakfast 1c low-fat cottage cheese, w/1/2c blueberries, 1/2 banana, 1 kiwi; 1/2 of a whole wheat english muffin w/1 T peanut butter; my usual coffee w/skim milk

Lunch 2 portabella mushroom caps w/yellow bell pepper, tomato and part-skim mozzarella cheese (broiled into tiny pizzas) served on whole wheat english muffin; 1 clementine

Snack 1/4 c hummus, 10 tortilla chips, 10 yellow pepper strips, 1/4 c cherry tomatoes

Dinner 2 oz whole wheat spaghetti, 10 shrimp, 1/2 c tomato sauce; 1 c broccoli w/1 t olive oil; 1 c cantaloupe cubes w/lime juice

whole wheat spaghetti has tons of fiber. So do beans. add some oat or wheat bran to your cereal too... these can really help you meet your goal!

I use Benefiber.  I put it in my coffee usually :) and the ads are true....not taste even in your water!  Not gritty or yucky!

beans - hummus, lentils, are all full of fiber!

So is oats. bran, and other grains- just try to add one of a fivber food to each meal.

For example: All bran , oats, kashi go lean for b-fast

Carrot, celery, whole wheat pita and hummus for lunch with a cup of soup

Dinner- pasta with lentils, a salad, fibrouse vegies like borcoli, cabbage, spinach, kale, corn, peas,

the list goes on & on

berries

spinach

Swop white bread for wholemeal.

3 times more fibre.

Also good foods for fibre are brown rice, whole wheat crackers, chick peas, beans, lentils etc. Fruits and vegetables are also good for fibre.

I agree - whole grains are what you need, along with all those fruits and veggies you already eat.  You shouldn't need a fiber supplement and it will fill you up and keep you satisfied too.

you can get whole-grain pasta.
I reach 30 g every day without all bran.
I have 2 weet-bix (or oats) for brekkie, two slices of wholemeal bread during the day(the breads I get, wholemeal is more fiberous than wholegrain!) an apple, a carrot, lots of side salads, a few nuts (maybe 6 cashews) and sometimes wheat-germ if I'm under. Swiss miss Diet has 1.1g per serving, so that helps. Well, more than normal hot choc would!

Also I used to be udner because I under estimated the weights of the veggies I ate. Scales are awsome!

Well- at night sometimes if my stomach is growling but it is after 7 pm- I will eat Fiber Choice wafers- and drink a tall glass of water- it's only 4 grams of fiber but it helps and the Fiber Choice fruit flavors are tasty.... every little bit helps, eh?  so don't go getting all "ghetto on me."  :)...

A tasty suggestion: Gnu Foods' "Flavor & Fiber" bars...my favorite is cinnamon raisin! They're all delicious though. Each bar only has around 130 calories, and 12 grams of fiber!

http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/11 7661.html

I work at the Vitamin Shoppe, so they're easily available to me, but I'm not entirely sure which other stores sell them. There's always the internet!

I use 2-3 tablespoons of Flax Seed daily. They are high in fiber and protein, as well as contain Omega-3.  The trick is to buy the seeds and then grind them in a coffee grinder (dedicated to flax, don't grind coffee in there too, yuck).  With ground flax seed, if the packaging is not air tight, the vitamins and minerals start to dissipate the minute they are ground.

Flax seed mixed in with some raw almonds and low sugar yogurt makes a great snack. Flax has a little bit of a nutty flavor. I also mix them with my cereal (Kashi, Go Lean) and I get about 1/2 my daily intake of fiber in one meal (note, you'll need cinnamon for flavor if you do this).

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I rarely struggle to get "enough" fiber... probably b/c I eat Fiber One with blueberries every morning, I love broccoli and my favorite snack is dried figs.  Sun Maid sells resealable packs in the raisin section.

I don't eat fiber cereals or supplements...and I tend to consume 27-35 g of fiber each day...just off of fruits and nuts. Try upping your fruit/nut consumption.