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What is dietary fiber?
Dietary fiber is a complex carbohydrate that cannot be absorbed by the
human body. It functions primarily in the colon, and is an important part
of your diet. Fiber adds bulk and absorbs water. It keeps food moving
through your digestive system and softens stools. A well-balanced diet
should include a variety of high-fiber foods.
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How much fiber should I have per day?
According to The National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine,
the average adult man 50 years and younger
should get 38 grams of fiber while women should get 25 grams. If you are
older than 50, you should get 30 and 21 grams a day, respectively.
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How much fiber is in the typical American diet?
While this can vary greatly, depending on how you eat, the average American's diet contains 10 to 12 grams of fiber a day. If you eat more vegetables and unrefined grains, you are getting more fiber. If you eat the typical meat-and-potatoes diet, you are probably getting less.
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What are the 2 kinds of dietary fiber?
Soluble fiber forms a gel-like material in water.
It helps soften stool,
improves post-meal blood sugars, and lowers cholesterol. It comes from
oats, beans, peas, and fruit pectins.
Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water. It increases the movement of
your digestive system, allowing waste to be eliminated more efficiently.
Wheat bran, whole grain cereals and breads and many vegetables are good
sources of insoluble fiber.
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What are the benefits of a high-fiber diet?
A high-fiber diet may correct colon disorders such as constipation,
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), colon polyps, diverticulosis and
hemmorhoids. Fiber may be helpful in treating colon cancer, diabetes, and
high cholesterol.
A high-fiber diet can also help in weight loss. Foods with more fiber tend
to be more filling, and have fewer calories.
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How do you know these high-fiber products are healthy?
We have a team of general practitioners, gastroenterologists, and dietitians
with whom we consult whenever a new product comes available to see if
it may be beneficial to our customers.
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Do you manufacturer your own products?
No. We find companies that make high-fiber products that taste good, and sell
them directly to you.
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Do all your products come from the same warehouse?
No. While we keep some of our products in our own warehouse, many of
our products are shipped to you direct from the manufacturer. This keeps the
products fresh. It also keeps
our costs down, and we can pass the savings along to you. But this means
shipping costs may vary depending on what products you've ordered.
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How can I keep informed about new fiber products or special sales?
Join Our Mailing List!
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Tell me more about your different fiber products:
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Fiber Gourmet High-Fiber Pasta
Here's a delicious, kid-friendly way to add fiber to your diet:
Fiber Gourmet high-fiber pastas.
Macaroni & Cheese
contains a natural
powder cheddar cheese mix and is prepared just like store-brand
mac & cheese mixes. But this packs 18 grams of fiber in each serving!
It's available in
6-box cases
and
12-box cases.
We also offer several pastas for more sophisticated tastes, such as
Classic Short-Cut Fettuccine,
and fettuccine nests in the following flavors:
Garlic Parsley,
Spinach,
Whole Wheat,
and
Tomato.
Order our
Super Sampler
to try lots of flavors, or our
Mini Sampler
for a budget taste-test. All orders are by the case.
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Fiber Gourmet Lite Snack Crackers
These crackers taste similar to the name-brand cheese crackers you find in the
grocery store.
A 1.5-ounce pouch contains 12 grams of fiber, and only 80 calories.
The crackers come in both
Cheese
and
Nacho flavors.
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Chips To go High-Fiber Cookies
These delicious cookies, available in
Chocolate Chip,
Vanilla Rainbow,
Oatmeal Raisin,
and
Vanilla Almond,
offer 5 grams of dietary fiber per 1-ounce
cookie, and are available in boxes of 12 1-ounce cookies.
Chips To Go fiber cookies are made with
Regularity Plus
fiber powder. So you can either get these tasty ready-made cookies, or bake
your own treats.
Storing Chips To Go fiber cookies:
Chips To Go fiber cookies are made without preservatives, so you should
freeze them when you get them. Once you open a package, you can keep it in
the refrigerator. Put it in a sealed baggie to keep the cookies fresh.
You can heat one up in the microwave for a few seconds, to make it taste
more like a fresh-baked cookie.
Ordering info: Minimum order is $25, but you can combine this order with
orders for
Fiber Powders
and
Soy Products
to build up to the minimum, as
these are all shipped from the same source.
And, the more you order, the more
you save on shipping, because there is a single shipping cost for as many
items as you order from this vendor.
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Fiber Powders
Some individuals with severe constipation or other fiber needs require fiber
in everything they eat, and we offer a wide variety of fiber powders that can
be added to recipes or sprinkled on your favorite foods. They generally have
no taste, (and therefore have no effect on the taste of the food--important if
you are dealing with a picky eater).
Two of our most popular fiber powders are
Regularity Plus
(helpful for sluggish colons and chronic constipation)
and
Fiber Supreme
(helps control blood sugar levels and lower cholesterol).
These 2 powders can be cooked right into foods, like oatmeal, muffins,
pancakes, pasta sauce, etc.
For a completely soluble fiber that you can dissolve in juice,
hot chocolate, etc., we recommend
Clear 2 Go.
And for a non-gritty white fiber for chronic constipation you can try
CVF.
Our products can be mixed with cereals, shakes, yogurts, juices, and so on.
Some of them are also wheat-free, gluten-free, lactose-free or sugar-free.
For example,
Pure Apple Fiber
is great for people with allergies. Read the
product descriptions to find out which one is best for you. And if you're
still not sure, check with your local health provider.
We also offer
Milled Flax Seeds
and
Toasted Wheat Germ
for those who like the
"crunchy" approach to fiber.
Ordering info: Minimum order is $25, but you can combine this order with
orders for
Fiber Cookies
and
Soy Products
to build up to the minimum, as
these are all shipped from the same source.
And, the more you order, the more
you save on shipping, because there is a single shipping cost for as many
items as you order from this vendor.
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Nutra/Balance Juice Plus Fibre
Kids love Juice Plus Fibre because it is real juice, but parents love it
because it's packed with 10 grams of soluble dietary fiber in each 8-ounce
juice box.
Available in
Apple,
Fruit Punch,
Grape, and
Orange,
the juice uses gum acacia,
a natural soluble dietary fiber from the Acacia tree, as its fiber source.
The fiber does not affect the taste or texture of the juice, unlike other
fiber drinks.
The Food and Nutrition board recommends adult males under 50 years old
should get 30 grams of fiber while women should get 25 grams, so
Juice Plus Fibre can help you reach your minimum fiber intake goal.
Ordering info: Juice Plus Fibre is sold in cases of 27 juice boxes--enough for a 1-month
supply if you use 1 juice box a day. You can order a case of a single
flavor, or you can order a
mixed case, which
generally contains 3 or 4 of the flavors.
There is no minimum order of cases, but as you order more cases,
the prices goes down.
You can also order a
mixed trial pack,
if you want to try one of each flavor.
Learn more about Juice Plus Fibre
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