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Raw Diet to Rid Constipation, Natural Remedies

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How filling your daily diet with dietary fiber can assist in ridding constipation.

Having a little trouble with constipation difficulties lately?  Well, don't allow constipation to drag your body down - take a little action and get back into the swing of things.

There are several natural home remedy solutions for constipation, and one of the best is to add fiber to the daily diet. Oddly enough, the more stinky the raw foods, the better. Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and onions all assist in combating constipation.

What do these fabulous five have in common?  Yeah, they are all raw and when eaten in their natural state, provide the best means of fiber.

How much dietary fiber do these Vegetable Jewels contain? Let's have a peek as well as view other foods that contain significant dietary fiber and that can fit nicely into almost any weight loss plan or healthy diet.

The daily recommended intake for fiber is 25 to 30 grams per day. Let's see how Dieter Toto gets her recommended amount of dietary fiber over the course of three days without have to add any form whatsoever of commercialized fiber formulas. These are the foods that she inserted into her diet:

Fiber Diet, Day 1

Total Dietary Fiber Grams for Day 1 Equal Approximately 33 grams

Breakfast Menu

1 serving of whole oats with skim milk and a spoon of sugar
1 slice of whole grain toast with a pat of light margarine
3 dried figs
coffee, no sugar or creamer

Morning Snack

1 fresh apple

Lunch Menu

Lean ham, reduced fat cheese on sandwich prepared with a splash of yellow mustard, lettuce and sliced tomato.
1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese
Diet Soda

Afternoon Snack

Carrot and Celery Sticks

Dinner

3 ounces of broiled fish
1 cup of egg noodles
side salad mix of lettuce, tomato, cucumber and light salad dressing
unsweetened tea

Bedtime Snack

1 cup of fresh blackberries

Fiber Diet, Day 2

Total Dietary Fiber Grams for Day 2 Equal Approximately 35 grams

Breakfast Menu

Scrambled Egg Sandwich - scrambled eggs between two toasted slices of whole grain bread
coffee, no sugar or creamer

Morning Snack

1 fresh pear

Lunch Menu

1 cup Spaghetti + 1/2 cup of marinara sauce
1 whole grain bread stick with a pat of light margarine
1 side salad mix of dark greens, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber & low fat salad dressing
unsweetened tea

Afternoon Snack

One ounce of pumpkin seeds

Dinner

1 small oven roasted chicken breast
1 whole grain biscuit
1/2 cup of cooked barley
1/2 cup of cooked carrot
unsweetened tea 

Bedtime Snack

skim milk
1/4 cup of golden seedless raisins

Fiber Diet, Day 3

Total Dietary Fiber Grams for Day 3 Equal Approximately 45 grams

Breakfast Menu

1 cup of bran cereal (14 grams dietary fiber)
skim milk
1 slice of whole grain toast with 1 pat of light margarine
coffee, black

Morning Snack

1 cup of strawberries

Lunch Menu

1 chef salad containing lean meat, leafy green vegetables, chopped tomato, sliced cucumber, mushrooms and reduced fat salad dressing.
1 whole grain roll
diet soda

Afternoon Snack

skim milk
1 guava

Dinner

1 serving of Asian stir fry prepared with lean chicken, broccoli florets, water chestnuts and one ounce of chestnuts served with reduced fat Asian sauce.
1 low fat vegetable egg roll
3 fortune cookies
unsweetened tea

Bedtime Snack

skim milk
5 medium dates

Fiber Chart: Foods Rich in Dietary Fiber Grams

FOODS RICH IN FIBER

SERVING SIZE

DIETARY FIBER GRAMS

Apple, Fresh

1 large

5.1 fiber grams

Apples, Dried

10 rings

5.6 fiber grams

Barley

1/2 cup cooked

12.3 fiber grams

Blackberries-Fresh

1 cup

7.2 fiber grams

Brussels Sprouts

1/2 cup, boiled

3.4 fiber grams

Chestnuts

1 ounce

3.7 fiber grams

Coconut, flaked

1 ounce

4.7 fiber grams

Currants, Black

1 cup

4.4 fiber grams

Dates

5 medium

3.5 fiber grams

Egg Noodles

1 Cup-Cooked

3.5 fiber grams

Figs

3 medium

5.0 fiber grams

Figs, Dried

3 medium

5.2 fiber grams

Guava

1 medium

4.9 fiber grams

Kumquats

5 medium

3.7 fiber grams

Oatmeal

3/4 Cup-Cooked

3.9 fiber grams

Parsnips

1/2 cup

3.8 fiber grams

Peach, Dried

5 halves

5.3 fiber grams

Pear, Fresh

1 medium

4.3 fiber grams

Prickly Pear

1 medium

3.7 fiber grams

Pumpkin

1/2 cup canned

3.4 fiber grams

Pumpkin Seeds

1 ounce

3.9 fiber grams

Raisins, Golden or Dark Seedless

1/2 cup

3.9 fiber grams

Raspberries

1 cup

6.0 fiber grams

Spaghetti, Wheat

1 Cup-Cooked

5.4 fiber grams

Strawberries

1 cup

3.9 fiber grams

Sweet Potato

1-4 ounce

3.4 fiber grams

Wheat Germ

1/4 Cup-Toasted

3.7 fiber grams

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