When it comes to getting more fiber, these easy high-fiber food swaps deliver maximum bang for your buck.
Trade up to these fiber powerhouses to get your fiber fill for the day.
Most of us aren’t eating the recommendedamount of fiber.
These easy high-fiber food swaps will also help you confirm you’re getting enough.
Pictured Recipe:Pineapple Green Smoothie
Swap:
Bottled green juice
For this!
A homemade green smoothie that still contains the fiber-rich fruit and vegetable pulpupwards of 13 grams of it.
Unlike juices, smoothies keep the fiber of the fruits and vegetables in your glass.
Juicing your fruits and veggies leaves the fiber-rich pulp behind.
Pictured Recipe:Raspberry Yogurt Cereal Bowl
The apple you usually snack on
Raspberries.
Pictured Recipe:Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili
Prepared chicken soup.
Veggie chili loaded with beans.
One serving ofSweet Potato & Black Bean Chilihas 16 grams of fiber!
Pictured Recipe:Zucchini Noodle with Avocado Pesto & Shrimp
White pasta
Whole-wheat pasta.
It may seem obvious, but one serving-depending on the brand-can have triple the fiber of white pasta.
Bump up the fiber in your pasta dishandget a serving of vegetables with theseveggie noodle recipes.
Other ways to up the fiber on pasta night-add vegetables or beans to your pasta dish.
Pictured Recipe:Chipotle Chicken Quinoa Burrito Bowl
Brown rice
Quinoa.
Surprisingly, 1/2 cup of brown rice only nets you 1 gram of fiber.
Quinoa has 3and can easily stand in anywhere you’d use rice.
Try some of our favoritedelicious and healthy quinoa recipes.
