Top 3 Ways to Sneak Fiber Into Your Diet

Most of us know the best way to get more fiber into our diets is to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and beans--yadda, yadda, yadda. But if it were so easy to get adequate fiber, we’d all be as slim as Shakira and have digestive systems as dependable as a Swiss watch. Sometimes you just have to trick yourself and your family into eating healthier by finding high fiber substitutions for packaged foods that don't taste like cardboard. Here are three top ways to sneak fiber into your diet. 

1. High fiber tortillas from La Tortilla Factory. You’ll say adios to your bread when you see that a single tortilla can provide you with as much as 12 grams of fiber for only 80 calories. Such a deal! Roll it around your turkey, spinach leaves and whatever else you like for a healthy homemade wrap.

2. Fiber Gourmet pasta . This flavorful line of pasta comes in a variety of shapes and flavors, such as garlic and parsley fettucine nests. One serving contains 12 grams of fiber, with only half the calories of ordinary pasta (and no one will be able to tell the difference, trust me).

3. Brownie mix made with can of black beans. My daughter sometimes makes these trick brownies that require only a brownie mix (Ghiradelli works well) and a can of black beans. Do not confuse these with brownies to die for, but they will adequately satisfy a brownie craving--and you won’t be tempted to eat the whole pan.

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FiberGourmet Macaroni and Cheese: Food Product Review

If you're a fan of blue box macaroni and cheese (and, admit it, who isn't) but wish it were...well, a little healthier, there's a new mac & cheese in town that is loaded with fiber and weighs in at under 

200 calories per serving. With its latest entry into the healthy pasta market, FiberGourmet, a little Florida food company, competes head on with big corporate giant Kraft Foods--and wins. 

Read more... from Associated Content.      

Afternoon Snack: Brownies (Made With Black Beans!) 

Brownies made with black beans? Yep, they're lower in fat and loaded with fiber antioxidants from the beans, but do they really taste ... good? Read more (and get recipe)... from Glamour Health and Fitness.