Getting the Fibre You Need?
Dietary
fibre helps increase satiety, making you feel full longer. Additionally,
a fibre-rich diet is important for proper digestion and
can help lower your risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Also referred to as dietary bulk, fibre includes all parts of plant foods
that your body doesn't digest and absorb. Fibre is classified into two
categories: insoluble (doesn't dissolve in water) and soluble (dissolves
in water).
Insoluble Fibre: This type of fibre typically helps increase
the movement of material through your digestive system and increases stool
bulk. It's important for regularity. Common food sources include whole-wheat
foods, wheat bran, nuts and many vegetables.
Fibre-Rich Foods that taste delicious
with Dreamfields Pasta: |
• Broccoli
• Spinach |
• Chick peas
• Black beans |
Soluble Fibre: This type of fibre dissolves easily in water
and helps improve regularity and can also help reduce cholesterol and glucose levels.
Soluble fibre is found in oats, peas, beans, apples, citrus fruits, carrots,
and barley.
Dreamfields pasta has 5 grams of fibre per serving, and can be a delicious
way to increase your daily intake of fibre. Dreamfields also contains
a natual soluble fibre, Inulin,
which has been shown scientifically to:
- Help promote digestive health
- Help support the body's ability to resist and fight disease
- Help your body absorb more calcium for strong bones and teeth
This type of soluble fibre can help the body resist inflammatory bowel
disorders, and help promote electrolyte and water recycling for proper
body dehydration.
HEALTH TIP: The average American consumes less than 15
grams of fibre per day, well below the recommended 20-35 grams of fibre. Dreamfields
Pasta contains 5 grams of fibre per serving and tastes delicious. Increase
the amount of fibre in your diet slowly over a few weeks of time. This
allows the natural bacteria in your digestive system adjust to the change.
And don't forget to drink plenty of water.
Make the Healthy Switch To Dreamfields
- Only 5 grams of digestible carbs per serving
- 65% lower glycemic index than regular
pasta
- Twice the fibre of
regular pasta
- Naturally cholesterol free
- 0 grams of trans fat
Plus Authentic Pasta Taste... Guaranteed!
Links of Interest:
What
Foods Supply Which Fibre?
Health
Implications of Dietary Fibre
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