Do you consume enough fiber?

Do you consume enough fiber 🍃 each day?

Did you know that we should actually be eating anywhere from 20 to 35 grams ⚖️ of fiber a day.

Now what exactly is fiber? Fiber is the element in plants like fruits 🍉, vegetables 🌽 and whole grains 🌾 that our body doesn’t digest.

Fiber is different from most foods that we eat. Most foods which are absorbed and digested, fiber isn’t absorbed or digested.

Fiber passes 🏃 quickly 🏃‍♀️ through your digestive tract. Fiber also creates bulk which aids in moving 🚚 stool and harmful carcinogens through the digestive tract.

Without enough fiber in your diet, you will have irregularity, constipation, and sluggishness. Insufficient fiber can also increase your risk of colon cancer, as well as other health challenges 🚑.

Other health benefits of fiber include reducing the incidence of heart disease, lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, glucose levels and inflammation, and even weight loss 🏋🏾‍♂️.

Fiber can help with weight loss because it creates a fullness within your intestines that helps you to eat less.

👨🏾‍🏫There are two kinds of fiber: Soluble and Insoluble.

🕵🏼‍♀️ Soluble fiber dissolves with water and creates a gel-like substance that helps to lower blood cholesterol and glucose levels.

🕵🏿‍♂️ Insoluble fiber absorbs water which adds bulk to your digestive tract and helps to move things through quickly.

🔖Examples of soluble fiber include oats, oat bran, peas, rice bran, legumes/beans, apples, and citrus fruits.

🔖Examples of insoluble fiber include whole wheat flour, wheat bran, rye, cabbage, carrots, brussel sprouts and nuts.

Start incorporating fiber-rich food into your daily life🏅! It is really that simple. When you think of all the health benefits, plus the added bonus that you may lose weight, why wouldn’t you?🎯