Fiber is a necessary part of everyone's daily diet. Fiber can reduce blood pressure, help regulate blood sugar and cholesterol and help with regularity. It is important to consume more fiber, so I will provide an explanation of types of fiber, benefits of increasing fiber in your diet and I will leave a receipe for a tasty dish.
What does fiber do for the body?
Fiber is either soluable or insoluable. Fiber in the soluble form can help reduce colesterol and blood sugar and fiber in the insoluble form can aide digestion and promote regularity. Fiber can be found in fruit and vegetables, and can be commonly included in your diet in the form of nuts, fruit, berries, flax seed and broccoli. In order to add more fiber to your diet, increase thr variety of high-fiber foods in your diet. There are many tasty low-sugar high-fiber foods you can incorporate, and it is easy to add a handful of nuts and berries into your daily routine as a snack.
A great recipe to increase your fiber intake:
Pesto chicken with broccoli.
Ingredients:
4-chicken breasts
1-cup freshly chopped basil
2-tablespoons of lemon juice
1/2-cup parmesan cheese grated
3-cups brocolli
Salt and pepper to season
Cook the chicken breasts at 350 degrees for 45-minutes so they are juicy. Mix the basil, parmesan cheese and lemon juice together to create the basil and add the broccoli as a side dish. This is a low carb and high-fiber meal you will love.
Bon Appetit!
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