Had my 'camera up the butt' test the other day and the doctor highly recommended that I go on a high fiber diet and start taking Metamucil.
Anyone here use Metamucil? What are your experiences with it?

Also - I am looking for any recipes that anyone would have that is considered high in fiber. recipes, etc.

Thoughts, recommendations, suggestions, advice?

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Weight Watchers is a high fiber diet plan now. I used to take fiber but it gave me indigestion so bad and made my stomach feel bloated. I know some products can be added to food. Weight Watcher's yogurt actually has fiber added to it.

I eat Nature's Own Double Fiber bread. Low calorie and high in fiber.

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Pumpkin is high fiber.

Chocolate Cake mix (just the mix) & can of puree pumpkin

mix and bake per box instructions in a bundt pan.

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Cobalt said he has seen that bread... he has to watch his cholesterol and I imagine after his test this Monday , he will need to go on a high fiber diet as well. Although he doesn't need to lose weight, I do.

I will look into Weight Watchers and see what that is all about. I think this is going to be all about habits for me. It is too easy for me, working the way I do, to utilize the quick "western diet" plan (as it is called) and not eat as healthy as I should. I love all veggies and fruits, whole grain stuff, beans and legumes, but the quick and easy (with lots of carbs) is what I seem to fall back on.

I love pumpkin.. Cobalt doesn't - more for me then.. lol

As far as fish - what is the difference between the farm raised salmon and the wild (other than price)? I was told today by a coworker today that the wild is better and the farm raised as far as the omega3.

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As a bread alternative, flat-out bread (wraps) are very high in fiber. I found them at Super Target (www.flatoutbread.com). I think they are actually tasty and not dry like some "good for you wraps". Fiber One granola bars are also really high in fiber, and I think they taste good. Also, Kashi brand products tend to be high in fiber but I don't find most of their stuff to be tasty. Also, a number of the instant oatmeals are going "healthy" - I like the Weight Control kind and have it every morning, I add in ground flax seed which I know has healthy oils in it, but I think is a good fiber source too if my memory serves me correctly.

Apples are also higher in fiber as far as fruits go.

I'm trying to think of other things I remember from when I was faithful to WW.

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I have spent most of the evening cruising the net for information. I found this site (Mayo Clinic) that has TONS of information. http://mayoclinic.com/health/high-fiber-recipes/RE00099 (that is the recipe area)

The other areas are very educational.. And yes, Maddy - flaxseed is an excellent source. The lower portion of this page http://mayoclinic.com/health/whole-grains/NU00204 has lots of links to different areas re: High Fiber.

Since Cobalt has high cholesterol (inherited) and would like to control it through diet as much as possible, I have found through reading that his diet and mine won't be so different other than I will watch the calories more. It also won't hurt our 13 year old to follow this as well. The sooner she eats healthy the better..

I imagine that we will need to buy stock in toilet paper... rofl!

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