[Sca-cooks] Dietary Fiber?

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Feb 20, 2007, at 2:49 PM, Elise Fleming wrote:

> Greetings!  My pregnant daughter-in-law has been in the hospital on  
> bed rest for over a month (due date is May 5).  She is in need of  
> more fiber in her diet than the hospital is offering and obviously  
> she can't exercise to keep her system "properly moving".  Tomorrow  
> I'm going to bake some bran muffins.  Are there any other high  
> fiber dishes that you could suggest that would be relatively easy  
> for me to prepare in the few days I have left here in Texas?  Thanks!

"Texas" is probably an issue here. Not to criticize any one locale,  
but I'm sure we all have suggestions that might appear practical from  
our end, but _may_ not be practical, depending on available groceries.

Off the top of my head...

Any 100% whole wheat baked products, bulgur pilaf or whole wheat  
pasta. Kasha. Cookies made from pure almond or other nut flour.  
Chopped raw vegetable salads, ranging from cole slaw to grated carrot  
salad (the sweet nasty kind with raisins, or the savory one without)  
to the Israeli variant on tabbouleh that is identical except for the  
absence of bulgur, so instead of the garnish the veggies are the main  
ingredient...

Lots of fresh fruit, whole or as a fruit salad (bearing in mind that  
Jello is not technically a fruit, despite prevailing views in some  
parts of the world... ditto marshmallows ;-)  ) Coconut is high in  
fiber.

I'd stay away from dried legumes (which have some fiber but are also  
generally starchy). Small amounts of dried fruit are good, and leave,  
if possible, the skins on potatoes (just scrub and cut out the eyes  
before cooking)...

HTH,

Adamantius





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