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Diet of
the Five Crows
- Dieting woes of the Five Crows. click
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Diet
Sluggish? Time for an oil change! - Feeling
a little out of kilter these days? Rusty parts?
Experiencing unsightly mineral deposits? Perhaps
it's time for an oil change.... click
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Flexitarians
- What are Flexitarians? - Want to be healthier
and strut about with a kicky sounding title? Then
you may be Flexitarian material. click
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Scarecrow
Fashion - Stuck with clothing that you've shrunk
out of? Losing weight can be a scary thing with our
fun Scarecrow Project! click
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The Mockingbird
Diet
- You're just living, merrily strolling through life.
Then one day you say, "I need to lose all
this unwanted weight and do it quickly!" You've
just entered the Land of Familiar Diets that often do
more bad than good. Let's begin with the unsuspecting
Blond Dieter... click
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Dieting,
The Blue Legume
- Dieter Ken has traveled The Old Weight Loss Trail
for many moons now, his droopy pants threadbare,
his Diet Sandals shot to heck, his knapsack full of
rice cakes picked over by evil vultures and now he has
nothing to toss onto the trail that will take him back
to the Land of Milk and Honey Buns. click
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Once
Upon a Diet Dreary - An ode to dieting with a dreary
little poem. (Well, somebody had to do it!) click
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DISCLAIMER
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Is Fiber All It's Bulked Up To Be?
A trot down Dietary Fiber Lane. How much fiber is
too much fiber?
Studies
now indicate that fiber wasn't what it was bulked up
to be in regards to fighting colon cancer. Bummers.
When I heard
that news I started to do a lot of thinking about dietary
fiber. Particularly when I reflected on fiber
product commercials showing people trying to cram all
the necessary fiber into their daily diet. And
it made me think, "If we have to work THAT HARD
to take in our daily fiber recommendations, is the daily
requirement too much?"
So I researched
a few fiber-filled foods and as indicated on the Fiber
Chart below, it doesn't take many foods at all to reach
the minimum daily requirements for fiber. And
these are fun, tasty foods that most anyone can enjoy.
- Some
fiber information for dieters, including Daily Fiber
Recommendations:
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Age
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Daily
Fiber Recommendations for Women
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Daily
Fiber Recommendations for Men
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19-50
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25 Grams
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38 Grams
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50
+
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30 Grams
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30 Grams
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- Dietary
Fiber Lane - What amount of foods would equal the
25 Gram minimum daily fiber requirement?
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DIETARY
FIBER LANE - FOODS WITH FIBER
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Fibrous
Food
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Amount
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Fiber
Grams
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Calories
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Pearled
Barley
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1/2 Cup
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12.3
Grams
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97 Calories
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Blackberries
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1 Cup
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7.2 Grams
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75 Calories
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Raspberries
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1 Cup
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6.0 Grams
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60 Calories
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TOTALS
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2 1/2
Cups
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25.5
Grams
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232 Calories
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- Given
the Fiber Chart above one can easily see the embellishment
of finding time to consume fiber-filled foods. Based on the facts above - it actually takes very little time to consume the RDA of dietary fiber. Some other facts regarding fiber:
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The intent of fiber in the diet is connected to
'pushing out the bad'. If an individual is
already having a happy potty time, then a further
dose of fiber is not necessary and may even create
digestive woes.
The intent of fiber in the diet is connected to
'pushing out the bad'. If an individual is
already having a happy potty time, then a further
dose of fiber is not necessary and may even create
digestive woes.
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The intent of fiber in the diet is connected to
'pushing out the bad'. If an individual is
already having a happy potty time, then a further
dose of fiber is not necessary and may even create
digestive woes.
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Fiber may help in relieving constipation. If
fiber-rich foods don't produce 'results' then
a trip to the doctor may produce solutions.
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Fiber remains associated with healthy benefits,
such as reducing heart disease and risks for diabetes.
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The best way to take in fiber is to do so naturally via healthy foods.
- Have
you ever taken a fiber product? If not, I
can share what I experienced when I tried an OTC
fiber product for research purposes:
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Blimp-like Bloating
Abdominal Cramping
Explosive Gas akin to what most mules might experience
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reach for foods rich in fiber, but don't 'strain'
yourself in cramming in as much fiber as you can
unless you find yourself straining a bit more during
potty time. And then it should be, "Hi
there, Doc."
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The
Day the Diet Rains Came Up & Flooded the Valley
of Thin
- An increase in weight isn't the only increase when
it comes to obesity. Grab those tissues - this
one's going to be a Diet Tear-Jerker.
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