Daily fibre intake

[The Gauge]

What s your fibre intake like?

I ve been listening to Hugh Fearnley Whittingstalls Fibre Factor on Radio 4 where he talks about the importance of getting the recommended daily fibre intake (30g minimum). Got me thinking about my intake which I think falls under that figure.

I have porridge with fruit every breakfast and I ve started breaking a Weetabix into it before cooking. Whilst this ticks a box but I m not necessarily getting enough fibre during the rest of the day which I m trying to correct.

Edited by The Gauge on Thursday 29th January 07:44

[markymarkthree]

I also add bran & chia seeds to my porridge as well as the frozen fruit.
Small tin of beanz with sour doe for lunch some days.
I also have 2 x packets of fybogel a day.
Evening meal will have a good mix of vegs.
Daytime snacks include prunes, popcorn, fruit, with pears being high on the list and tinned are pretty good, just check the sugar levels.

[Bluevanman]

If I have a good poo every day I figure I'm getting enough fibre,no need to work out how many grams I've eaten

[The Gauge]

Probably no surprise but Kelloggs All Bran has 10g of sugar per 100g.

[markymarkthree]

The Gauge said:

Probably no surprise but Kelloggs All Bran has 10g of sugar per 100g.

No surprise there, most if not all boxed breakfast cereals are full of crap.

[Bluevanman]

markymarkthree said:

No surprise there, most if not all boxed breakfast cereals are full of crap.

Porridge,shredded wheat and Weetabix are about the best

[RGG]

There's a very easy and straightforward solution -

Psyllium Husk

The pharmaceutical product is known as Fibogel - in powder form, orange flavour and is mixed with water and swelled before it gels. It's 100% natural.

However, it's just psyllium husk and available as a standalone product.

I buy it in 1kg amounts - and stir it into orange cordial and it is the same as Fybogel.

The advantage being the amount can be easily adjusted to suit your own gut and tolerance requirements.

It's worth a trial and comes recommended from myself.

Any questions, just ask.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F24HXF?ref_=ppx_hz...

[markymarkthree]

I get my fybogel free from the NHS.

[Mr Roper]

The Gauge said:

What s your fibre intake like?

Edited by The Gauge on Thursday 29th January 07:44

I eat between 30g-33g of fibre per day.

[The Gauge]

RGG said:

There's a very easy and straightforward solution -

Psyllium Husk

The pharmaceutical product is known as Fibogel - in powder form, orange flavour and is mixed with water and swelled before it gels. It's 100% natural.

However, it's just psyllium husk and available as a standalone product.

I buy it in 1kg amounts - and stir it into orange cordial and it is the same as Fybogel.

The advantage being the amount can be easily adjusted to suit your own gut and tolerance requirements.

It's worth a trial and comes recommended from myself.

Any questions, just ask.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F24HXF?ref_=ppx_hz...

Interesting, I haven’t heard of that product

[The Gauge]

One thing mentioned in the Radio 4 series is that whilst consuming maximum amount is recommended, not to suddenly ramp up your intake to maximum if it’s currently low, and instead to gradually increase it to max.

So, If starting low, go slow.

[otolith]

The Gauge said:

Interesting, I haven t heard of that product

You might also know it as ispaghula. It's been used for constipation forever.

You can also use it in cooking - I think I had a recipe for coconut flour based naan bread which used it to improve the texture (coconut flour is lower in carbohydrate, higher in protein, fat, and fibre than wheat flour, but the texture of the finished product is different)

[ben5575]

RGG said:

There's a very easy and straightforward solution -

Psyllium Husk

The pharmaceutical product is known as Fibogel - in powder form, orange flavour and is mixed with water and swelled before it gels. It's 100% natural.

However, it's just psyllium husk and available as a standalone product.

I buy it in 1kg amounts - and stir it into orange cordial and it is the same as Fybogel.

The advantage being the amount can be easily adjusted to suit your own gut and tolerance requirements.

It's worth a trial and comes recommended from myself.

Any questions, just ask.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081F24HXF?ref_=ppx_hz...

Yep I use this in fresh orange juice (so it just tastes/feels like OJ 'with bits').

[The Gauge]

RGG said:

There's a very easy and straightforward solution -

Psyllium Husk

Could this be stirred into porridge, and if so should that be after heating and at point of eating to stop it getting too thick?

Actually, AI gives me this answer

Edited by The Gauge on Thursday 29th January 14:14

[dandarez]

markymarkthree said:

The Gauge said:

Probably no surprise but Kelloggs All Bran has 10g of sugar per 100g.

No surprise there, most if not all boxed breakfast cereals are full of crap.

Didn't you earlier state that you added 'Bran'.

Everything in moderation is the answer, always was, always will be.

Here's the interesting thing about Kellogg's All-Bran, especially its history.

If you eat or have All-Bran, Bran Flakes or similar for breakfast, it won't do you any harm (might make you st a bit though!).
Why? Because that was its original intention!

Guess how the American Mr W. K. (William Keith) Kellogg, along with his brother John, first marketed it?
All-Bran, that is.

Bran was originally the 'waste by-product of the milling process' NOBODY tells you this today (unsurprisingly!).

What do I mean by 'waste by-product'?
Well, it ended up on the Mill floors, was swept up and binned!
Mr W. K. Kellogg started out in business by selling 'brooms'.

They utilised this waste by-product, with some incredibly clever thinking and marketing, as an aid to 'constipation'.
In fact, boxes actually displayed this 'fact'.


Today, the masses still believe it's a 'healthy' breakie! That's clutching at straws. And invariably pour 'Skimmed' (crap) milk over it.
As said, it won't do you any harm... in moderation.

[otolith]

You can buy bran. You don't have to buy it moulded into noodles and mixed with sugar. And, yes, bran is the bit of the grain that is discarded in the journey from whole grains to processed food.

[Wills2]

God there are always some bizarre opinions when it comes to food like the guy that things wheat bran is not a healthy food when it's one of the good parts they remove on the way to making often unhealthy processed food....

Whole foods are the answer including lots of veg if you want to get your 30g of fibre a day, an example would be wholegrain rice vs white rice one is packed with fibre the other bereft of it and a 3 shredded wheat is a great way to get 10g of fibre before you leave the house.

It's so much better to get your fibre from the food you eat rather than carrying on with a crap diet and drinking fybogel. (medical advice notwithstanding)

[markymarkthree]

dandarez said:

markymarkthree said:

The Gauge said:

Probably no surprise but Kelloggs All Bran has 10g of sugar per 100g.

No surprise there, most if not all boxed breakfast cereals are full of crap.

Didn't you earlier state that you added 'Bran'.

Everything in moderation is the answer, always was, always will be.

Here's the interesting thing about Kellogg's All-Bran, especially its history.

If you eat or have All-Bran, Bran Flakes or similar for breakfast, it won't do you any harm (might make you st a bit though!).
Why? Because that was its original intention!

Guess how the American Mr W. K. (William Keith) Kellogg, along with his brother John, first marketed it?
All-Bran, that is.

Bran was originally the 'waste by-product of the milling process' NOBODY tells you this today (unsurprisingly!).

What do I mean by 'waste by-product'?
Well, it ended up on the Mill floors, was swept up and binned!
Mr W. K. Kellogg started out in business by selling 'brooms'.

They utilised this waste by-product, with some incredibly clever thinking and marketing, as an aid to 'constipation'.
In fact, boxes actually displayed this 'fact'.


Today, the masses still believe it's a 'healthy' breakie! That's clutching at straws. And invariably pour 'Skimmed' (crap) milk over it.
As said, it won't do you any harm... in moderation.

Yes i did say "i add bran" but not the sugar boosted muck you are talking about. The bran i add is like dust/flour/oats, its on the same shelf as porridge.

Edited by markymarkthree on Thursday 29th January 17:27

[Harpoon]

I thought of this thread when I just read this article about a guy who ate 11kg of oats in a week...

https://www.bikeradar.com/news/brennan-king-10kg-o...

I guess 5.5kg of oats a week might be the sweet spot

[RGG]

The Gauge said:

RGG said:

There's a very easy and straightforward solution -

Psyllium Husk

Could this be stirred into porridge, and if so should that be after heating and at point of eating to stop it getting too thick?

Actually, AI gives me this answer

Edited by The Gauge on Thursday 29th January 14:14

It can be stirred into porridge and any other suitable food - stew - curry - smoothies - etc - I've tried that and found it dulls down the flavours a bit - so stick to making an orange flavour drink