{"id":3049,"date":"2016-09-29T03:39:49","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T16:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/2016\/09\/29\/the-importance-of-fibre\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T10:14:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T23:14:57","slug":"the-importance-of-fibre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/health-hub\/the-importance-of-fibre\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of fibre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve heard about \u2018fibre\u2019, but do you really know what it is and why it is so important for our health?<\/p>\n<p>Research shows that a high fibre diet can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep us feeling fuller for longer, which reduces feelings of hunger<\/li>\n<li>Keep our bowels regular<\/li>\n<li>Keep our bowels healthy<\/li>\n<li>Help lower cholesterol levels<\/li>\n<li>Help manage blood sugar levels<\/li>\n<li>Help prevent some forms of cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is fibre?<\/h2>\n<p>Dietary fibre is a part of plant foods that cannot be digested by the human body. It moves through our digestive tract helping to keep it clean and healthy.<\/p>\n<p>What foods contain fibre?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fruit<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Legumes: e.g. lentils, chickpeas and beans<\/li>\n<li>Wholegrain bread<\/li>\n<li>Wholegrain breakfast cereals<\/li>\n<li>Grains: brown rice, barley, rye, wholemeal pasta<\/li>\n<li>Raw nuts: e.g. almonds, hazel nuts and brazil nuts<\/li>\n<li>Seeds: pumpkin, sunflower and chia seeds<\/li>\n<li>Linseed, Sunflower and Almond Meal (LSA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How much fibre should we be eating?<\/h2>\n<p>Adults should aim to consume at least 30g of fibre each day.<\/p>\n<p>Tips for increasing fibre in your day:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid peeling the skin of fruits and vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Choose wholegrain bread in preference to white<\/li>\n<li>Choose wholemeal pasta and brown rice<\/li>\n<li>Choose fruit as a snack or dessert<\/li>\n<li>Choose whole fruit instead of fruit juice<\/li>\n<li>Include breakfast \u2013 studies show that people who skip breakfast find it difficult to meet their fibre requirements<\/li>\n<li>Add nuts, seeds or LSA to your breakfast cereals and smoothies<\/li>\n<li>Add legumes to soups, salads, casseroles and dips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>High fibre sample meal plan:<\/h2>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"401\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><strong>Fibre content<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">Breakfast<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\u00bd cup untoasted muesli<\/p>\n<p>\u00be cup skim milk<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">6g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">Morning Tea<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">1 cup fruit salad<br \/>\n30g raw almonds<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">5.5g<\/p>\n<p>2.6g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">Lunch<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">1 wholemeal wrap<\/p>\n<p>Lean chicken pieces<br \/>\n\u00bc avocado<br \/>\n\u00bc cup grated carrot<br \/>\n\u00bc cup sliced beetroot<br \/>\n\u00bc cup 4 bean mix<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">2.3g<\/p>\n<p>1.1g<\/p>\n<p>1g<\/p>\n<p>3g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">Afternoon Tea<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">4 wholegrain crackers with low-fat cheese<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">3g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">Dinner<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">1 cup cooked wholemeal spaghetti<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup kidney beans added to Bolognese sauce<\/p>\n<p>2 cups salad<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">8g<\/p>\n<p>6g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">Supper<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">1.5 cups banana smoothie<br \/>\n1 tbsp. LSA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">2.3g<br \/>\n2g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><strong>Total fibre<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><strong>42.8g<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Danielle Di Natale is an Accredited Practising Dietitian &amp;\u00a0<em><em>Life!<\/em><\/em>\u00a0Program Facilitator.\u00a0 Her next\u00a0<em><em>Life!<\/em><\/em>\u00a0session is commencing on Wednesday 11 January\u00a0 at 6.30pm, Croydon Sports Injury &amp; Spinal Clinic, 315 Mount Dandenong Road, Croydon VIC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To find out more information please call 13 RISK (13 74 75)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button teal\" href=\"#health-check\">Take the health check<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve heard about \u2018fibre\u2019, but do you really know what it is and why it is so important for our health? Research shows that a high fibre diet can: Keep us feeling fuller for longer, which reduces feelings of hunger Keep our bowels regular Keep our bowels healthy Help lower cholesterol levels Help manage blood sugar levels Help prevent some&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3171,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3049\/revisions\/3171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}