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Monday, 29 September 2014

High Fibre

Below I've listed foods which are high in fibre! They are taken from THIS site

Highest Fibre Vegetables

Avocado 
Beans 
Broccoli* 
Brussels sprouts* 
Cabbage* 
Carrot 
Chick Peas/Garbanzo Beans 
Eggplant/aubergine
Greens -- collards, kale, turnip greens* 
Lima beans 
Mushrooms 
Potato with skin 
Pumpkin, canned 
Peas -- black-eyed peas, green peas 
Peppers 
Rhubarb 
Spinach* 
Sweet Potatoes 

* These high-fibre vegetables are also goitrogenic, meaning that they promote thyroid enlargement and can potentially cause or aggravate hypothyroidism. Typically, the risk is highest when these foods are consumed raw, regularly, and in substantial quantity. Cooking eliminates most goitrogenic properties. 

Highest Fibre Fruits 
Apples 
Avocado 
Bananas 
Berries -- Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, etc. 
Dried Fruits -- Figs, Raisins, Apricots, Dates, etc. 
Guava 
Kiwi 
Orange 
Pears 
Prunes 

Other High Fibre Foods 
Bran Cereals, 5-10 grams - All-Bran, Bran Buds, 100% Bran, Raisin Bran 
Bread, whole grain 
Beans, Lentils, Lima Beans 
Nuts -- Almonds, Brazil nuts, Peanuts, Walnuts, Cashews 


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