Hi I am Anjali, Wellness and Weight management Coach. I have dealt with many clients and 90% people with busy schedules, do not focus on main nutrient in their diet that our body needs to work properly. All nutrients have their own important role in making our body fit. Today, I am focusing on Fiber. If you are taking right amount of Fiber, it helps you to keep digestive system and intestinal Health good.
Replacing meal with Fruits and Salad: I came across many people; replace meals with fruits and vegetable to lose weight. Fruits and vegetables have vitamins and minerals but replacing them with main meal is not recommended. Unknowingly we replace our meal of PROTEIN, FAT and carbohydrate with FIBER. As you can see in picture Fiber is indigestible portion of food. And it helps in good digestive system, give you feeling of fullness and good intestinal track. It won’t provide sufficient energy or Protein.
How much Fiber is required: We can take Fiber in fruits or salad (Low calorie food) at snack time and from Oats, Beans Whole gram (Medium high calorie) in Meal time. But many main meal food that includes fiber, are high in calorie too. Even if we add adequate amount of fruits and vegetables, the average person does not meet, with the recommendation, 25 to 35 gms of fiber per day. So We need to see calorie and adequate fiber intake. You can easily balance it with using high quality Fiber supplement to fulfill daily fiber needs.
Here is Link for Fiber supplement that I add to my meal to reach my daily intake of fiber:
https://www.goherbalife.com/anjali-banyal/en-IN/Catalog/Targeted-Nutrition/Digestive-Health/Active-fiber-complex-Unflavored
There are two types of Fiber. Why these types are important is worth sharing.
One type of Fiber is Soluble. That is it dissolves in stomach with other food. It makes a gel type mix, which binds some cholesterol in our body and take it out of the body. It is popularly called THE CHOLESTROL SPONGE. Soluble Fiber is present in Whole Grain, Oats, beans, Apple. But take care of quantity, calorie count is must. It helps us in maintaining blood sugar level so very useful for Diabetic people.
Second type of Fiber is Insoluble as the name suggests it is not soluble when consumed. It work is to clean our digestive track and make it ready for more consumption. It is popularly known as “ NATURE’s BROOM”. It is the only food that help you clean from inside like broom. By this you can sense, how important it is. Clean digestive system can absorb more nutrient from food. It also provides us feeling of fullness. And help in preventing constipation.
If you have queries about this post feel free to inbox me or you can mail me at bodyfitnesspoint@gmail.com. Eat Healthy and Exercise regularly.
