| It begins with the unexplained longer hours | | | | the daily diet. The risks are greatly |
| at the grocery store. You peruse every | | | | reduced. Isn't it time you confessed your |
| nutritional label for the fiber count. There | | | | desire for better health? |
| is a sense of smugness as you reach for one | | | | |
| loaf after another of high-fiber whole-wheat | | | | It's not easy being green. |
| bread so you can check which one has the | | | | |
| highest gram count of dietary fiber. The | | | | Who is out there to spread the high fiber |
| clerks suspiciously glance your way as you | | | | word to others and their children? Who can |
| inadvertently rearrange the stock on the | | | | reveal without judgment the importance of a |
| shelves. There is an irresistible impulse to | | | | high-fiber diet? Somebody must be responsible |
| be the shopper who "knows". | | | | for the masses. Yes...the celery stalker, |
| | | | Fiberlady. Here is one of Fiberlady's |
| You openly recite the top ten high fiber | | | | favorite summertime dishes. The secret |
| foods and their subsequent fiber count while | | | | ingredient makes this potato salad different |
| stalking the produce section. Ready or not. | | | | from all the rest! |
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| Fiber count for 1/2 cup servings: | | | | South African Potato Salad 15 servings |
| Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries : 4-5 | | | | Ingredients: |
| grams Broccoli: 4-5 grams Peas: 7-9 grams | | | | |
| Sweet Corn: 5 grams Medium Apple: 4 grams | | | | 10 eggs 12 medium white potatoes with skin 1 |
| Medium Pear: 4 grams Medium Idaho Potato: 4-5 | | | | bunch green onions, chopped 1 (14 ounce) can |
| grams 3 Dried Figs: 10 grams Beans: 6-10 | | | | sweetened condensed milk 1 1/2 cups |
| grams Greens: 4-6 grams The daily minimum | | | | mayonnaise 1 tablespoon chopped fresh |
| requirement for reaching a high fiber | | | | parsley, for garnish (optional) |
| standard is 25-30 grams. It is a goal that | | | | |
| few Americans meet. The average fiber | | | | Preparations: |
| consumption is about 11 grams daily. There | | | | |
| really is no excuse for the deficit other | | | | 1. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with |
| than lack of awareness. Our society | | | | water. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 |
| emphasizes fast food and fast eating as we | | | | minutes. Remove eggs with a slotted spoon and |
| rush about our lives trying to stretch out | | | | set aside to cool. Add whole potatoes to the |
| the minutes in a day. All we are stretching | | | | water and boil until a knife is easily |
| is our waistbands. | | | | inserted, but they are not too soft. Drain |
| | | | and cool. 2. Peel and chop the eggs and |
| Here are some of the leading chronic diseases | | | | place them in a large serving bowl. Stir in |
| and conditions of our time: diabetes, | | | | the green onions. When the potatoes have |
| obesity, diverticulitis, colon cancer and | | | | cooled, peel and chop then add them to the |
| polyps, colitis, high cholesterol, Crohn's | | | | bowl. Pour in the sweetened condensed milk |
| disease, IBS, and hemorrhoids. Every one of | | | | and stir in the mayonnaise. Sprinkle parley |
| these conditions can be dramatically affected | | | | over the top. Chill until serving. This is |
| by choosing foods high in fiber as part of | | | | best served chilled. |