LOL ^^^^

I thought bugs were protein?

Those haystacks sound good. I like to add peanut butter to my haystacks.

I have been looking at fiber intake and weight loss diets... most sound pretty good. From what I understand, the food doesn't stay with you long enough to cause any issues.. rofl!

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You might want to look for "Colon Blow" cereal once advertised on SNL

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LOL @ Scotz... no kidding.

Well, it was an interesting trip to the grocery store. No wonder so many Americans are having issues! Just to eat healthy is expensive! We did find the cereal (twig & non twig variety), fiber one bars, and some hot cereal that would be good to start our day. Whole wheat pasta, heart healthy sauces and breads/pitas & wraps. Beans (I am so glad we all like beans), vanilla soy milk and various nuts, fruits, veggies (that we don't have in the garden),etc. Our daughter kept looking at the cart with a horrified look and quickly grabbed some Doritos, nibs ice cream and some other junk... rofl!

We were looking for barley (which we found), and flax seed, but couldn't find that where we shop. Will have to locate that elsewhere.

All in all, it was pretty interesting to read lables and look at the fiber content to see what we were actually eating without trying to be healthy. Sodium content, fats and preservatives are shocking to see in foods that we would eat regularly.

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Beef and barley soup or split pea with barley are excellent fall dinners.

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Cheyenne - the flax seed I use is also on this website www.bobsredmill.com. At my store the flax seed is stocked in the baking aisle generally near the sacks of flour and sugar. The company also makes hot cereal which is in the cereal aisle. I really like the steel cut oats as well, and have a pretty good recipe for those as well. I generally make those in the winter.

Anyway, the site has a store locator so you might be able to use it to find one in your area.

I was amazed at how many products they have on their website, I might have to see what their shipping charge is and order a few.

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I love beef and barley soup with lots of potatoes.. yum. It is starting to cool off here - we had a hard freeze last night and the garden is dead

Thanks Maddy! That was a very interesting and educational site. There are lots of high fiber food items that we found. I was really wanting to find the flax seed so I could ground it and add it to food that I already make - meatloaf, spaghetti sauce, tacos, etc.

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Try Strems oatmeal. They have saome geatt varieties and have the right mix of soluable and insoluable fiber to help you plus it goes a long way to reduce cholestorol levels and lose weight. I was able to elimate having to take Zocor for cholestorol, that saved me $140.00 a month.

Long time ago...before Crohn's was diagnosed...the docs had Mr. Lixy on a high fiber diet. Turns out that is the worst thing one can do with Crohn's, but I digress.

He was taking Metamucil faithfully and after a while it was painful because of the mega gas it gave him. Citricel (sp?) turned out to be the better choice although he shouldn't have been taking either one. Citricel didn't produce the gas and bloating that Metamucil did/does. They've even made it better lately.

As for fiber...Look for whole grains. Anything less than whole and the fiber content is compromised.

Legumes (beans) are a great source of fiber and protein in one fell swoop.

Almonds are high fiber.

As scotz suggested...raw twine isn't all that tasty but Colon Blow is full of raw twine and quarry rock...(roflmfao@scotz!).

Fruit is a good source of fiber...but watch the sugar content. Fruit with edible skin is best as the most fiber lies in the skins. DON'T peel um!

The new, whole grain pasta is good if you eat a lot of pasta.

There is a fiber additive on the market (sorry...can't remember the name) that you sprinkle on/in any food while cooking. It has no taste or texture and so it can go into any recipe without notice.

Good luck you guys! And be aware...it's quite a gas when you up your fiber. I mean that literally!

*hugs*

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I forgot to mention soy nuts. Not really a nut but a great snack instead of peanuts (for example). They are crunchy and full of fiber. They come in different flavors but I just get the plain ones without salt.

I turned a girl at work onto them and she and her husband loved them. She even reported that her night hot flashes have all but disappeared. BONUS!

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Sweet and sour cardboard.

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I forgot about soy nuts Lixy. Cobalt loves them.

Well, so far so good. I haven't taken any of the metamucil stuff yet. I am afraid of getting gassy.. I am going to look at that citricul stuff. Maybe that will be better. Made chili spaghetti with the whole wheat pasta - it was pretty good - I was surprised. I really couldn't' tell the difference.

I can tell everyone that those FiberOne bars are really good, and they work well too.. lol. I ate one for my breakfast with some tea and wasn't at all hungry when lunch rolled around.

Daughter is really liking the vanilla soy milk too. Which is good as she hates regular milk and won't drink it. Now, if they start making whole wheat Doritos she would be in heaven..

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