Recipes and Posts Tagged fiber

High Protein & Fiber Turkey & Mushroom Tomato Sauce

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Meatless tomato sauce is a healthy, low calorie, high nutrition food. One cup of tomato sauce has about 4 grams each of fiber and protein. By adding lean protein, this recipe increases the amount of fiber to 5 grams and protein to 24 grams. This recipe makes about 13 cups ...

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White Bean and Kale Chili

White Bean And Kale Chili

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White Bean And Kale Chili or soup is based on my recipe for Spicy Vegetarian White Bean Chili. You can make this recipe as mild or as hot as you like by adjusting the amount and type of chili peppers used. If you are used to eating mild foods, you ...

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Slow Cooker Pesto Minestrone Soup

Slow Cooker Pesto Minestrone Soup


Slow Cooker Pesto Minestrone Soup is packed with vegetables, and has about 125 calories and 7 grams of fiber per 1-cup (240 ml) serving. Recommended Slow Cooker Sizes This recipe makes about 5 qts. (18 cups, 5.7 liters) of soup. While a 6 qt. slow cooker is ideal, you can ...

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Facts and Fantasies About Chia Seeds

By: Daniel | Comments Off on Facts and Fantasies About Chia Seeds | | Category: Caveat Emptor, Diet, General Information, Health Benefits, Marketing | Tags : , ,

Bowl of chia seeds

Want to lose weight, boost your energy level, and be a stud or goddess in bed? Add miracle chia seeds to your daily diet. That was a recent claim by  a “nutrition expert.” Just add a tablespoon of chia seeds to your smoothie or oatmeal and you can expect miracles. Chia ... more

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Natural Dietary Fiber Versus Processed Fibers

By: Daniel | Comments Off on Natural Dietary Fiber Versus Processed Fibers | | Category: Diet, Dieting, Fiber, Marketing | Tags : ,

Assorted Decorated Cupcakes

The Standard American Diet (SAD) of meat, potatoes, refined sugar and flour, and processed foods is low in dietary fiber which has been linked to colon cancer and other digestive conditions. A popular marketing tool is claiming products are high in fiber providing 30% or more of the recommended daily requirement. ... more

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Fiber and Fitness

By: Daniel | Comments Off on Fiber and Fitness | | Category: Cutting Calories, Diet, Dieting, Health Benefits | Tags : , , , ,

Charro Beans with Parboiled Rice

One of the simplest way to reduce calories and lose weight is by increasing the amount of fiber in your diet replacing high saturated fat and fried foods with low saturated fat fiber rich foods. Most Americans eat a fiber poor diet providing less than 10 grams per day. Daily ... more

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