Unlike Money…
High Fiber Foods do grow on trees.

An elelphant can find high fiber foods almost anywhere.

However, people organize food a little differently.

No worries though – you too can find wonderful fiber-filled foods in a lot of places!

Where to Find Healthy Fiber Foods?

For the freshest and most nutritious food possible, look near your home for products grown or processed in your own community.

Both you and your neighbors (the local farms and businesses) benefit when you shop locally. Search your area for opportunities.

• Farmer's Markets
• Food Co-Operatives
• Buying Clubs
• Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
• Farm Stands
• Pick-It-Yourself Farms

Inside Your Grocery Store

Almost every section of your grocery store offers dietary fiber.

Read nutrition labels carefully. Marketing words tug emotions to entice you to buy — the nutrition list tells you what you get to eat.

Section	Look For:
Produce	Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Frozen	Vegetables, Whole-Grain Waffles, Fruits and Berries
Food Aisle Shelves	Canned products – vegetables, tomato sauce, beans Pasta and Grains Cereals, especially high-fiber cereals
Bakery	Whole grain breads, crackers, cakes, and cookies
Specialty	Health Food, Snack Bars, Energy and Diet Bars, Fortified with Fiber brand-name products

In Your Garden

You can grow your own high fiber foods! Plant a vegetable or herb garden. Or grow a small harvest of your favorites in containers, indoors and outdoors.

When you grow it yourself, you can limit exposure to pesticide chemicals and fertilizers. Smart. Satisfying. Simple. You will be able to feed yourself and your family healthy fiber foods. (And if the harvest grows large enough, you can share with friends, too.)

In Supplements

Commercial dietary fiber supplements vary in type and content. Psyllium or psyllium husk often adds the fiber component to popular brands.

Psyllium happens to be a soluble fiber, and is only one of many dietary fiber compounds used in nutritional supplements.

Most dietary fiber supplements will contain a proprietary blend of both soluble and insoluble fibers — and may include synthetic fiber as well.

If your body is sensitive to one supplement, a different brand with a different mix of fiber components, may be better tolerated.

When you start a supplement regimen, drink plenty of water. Your body will more quickly adjust to processing extra fiber.

Consult your physician for advice in selecting the right supplement for you. And be certain to read all labels and follow directions carefully.

Why Put Fiber In Your Healthy Eating Plan?

Foods high in fiber play a major role in most healthy diet plans.

All foods we harvest from plants contain dietary fiber and have the potential to deliver the health benefits we associate with fiber. The well-known gastrointestinal and digestive relief, and some not-so-well-known dietary fiber benefits, too.

Foods found in a high fiber diet plan lower cholesterol naturally, and are the same foods used to achieve weight loss, to improve heart health, to manage symptoms of diabetes, and to obtain a body building physique — high fiber foods belong in every healthy eating plan.