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With wintertime and dropping temperatures, our eating of fiber-rich foods doesn’t need to fall along with the thermostat. The winter harvest is perfectly capable of meeting our fiber needs of 25 to 38 grams of fiber per day while offering flavor, variety, and balance to meals and snacks throughout the cold-weather months. Include these seasonal…Read More

It’s true – summertime offers ample opportunity for fresh produce that easily meets our fiber needs for at least 25, and up to 38 grams of fiber per day.  The autumn harvest is no slouch, however. Fall fruits and vegetables offer big flavor, high concentrations of nutrition, and plenty of fiber. Add these items to…Read More

It’s hard to believe that the sun-soaked days of summer are soon to be followed by school days and full schedules. Where does the time go? If packing school lunch becomes part of your daily routine once the school year rolls around, you might already be thinking about ways to make good nutrition part of…Read More

Trying to stay slim over the summer months?  As you well know, an active lifestyle in addition to wise food choices can be helpful to achieving this goal. Increasing how many high-fiber foods one eats can help too. Aside from many other health benefits of the rough stuff, research shows that increasing fiber assists with…Read More

  Weight management. Cardiovascular health. Cancer prevention. Digestive health. Diabetes management. What is one nutrient that contributes to these health benefits, and more?  It’s fiber.  With all of the beneficial health effects of fiber, it’s hard to imagine how Americans consistently fall short of the recommended 25 grams of fiber per day. Yet, Americans’ busy…Read More

Weight Loss Quick Fix or Quick Failure? If you are like many Americans, you may have a desire to lose weight.  And while a national market research group suggests that fewer people are dieting than in years past, starting a new weight loss diet in the New Year is something of a tradition in the…Read More

Vegetarian Diets People choose vegetarian diets for a variety of reasons including health, social, ethical, environmental, religious, or other factors. Nutritionally adequate vegetarian styles of eating are supported by scientific literature as healthful and beneficial in the treatment and prevention of certain chronic diseases. Also, vegetarian diets are found to be appropriate for individuals during…Read More

When you’re eating for two, you’re often twice as considerate of what you’re putting in your body – and understandably so! So, when hunger hits, finding healthy pregnancy snacks that can tide you over anytime is super helpful. Registered Dietitian Megan Wolf – who just so happened to be expecting at the time this video was filmed…Read More

By Anne Marie Kuchera, RD Part I of Fiber for Kids reviewed what fiber is, recommendations for kids, and the best sources.  Now it’s time for application, and ways to include more fiber-containing foods in a child’s daily eating plan. It might seem like you’d have to be sneaky to get kids to eat fiber….Read More

By Anne Marie Kuchera, RD If you are an adult, you have probably read about, heard about, or been counseled about the benefits of eating fiber-containing foods by a health professional. You are probably also aware of the value of fiber for weight management, digestive health, and the prevention of chronic diseases such as heart…Read More