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re: Fiber rich foods for toddlers/young children
Posted on 9/13/17 at 4:49 pm to CorkSoaker
Posted on 9/13/17 at 4:49 pm to CorkSoaker
Apple slices with peel. Find an apple she likes and offer her a slice or two once or twice a day. They are high in soluble fiber.
The high fiber fruits are apples, bananas, strawberries, Oranges. Keep some or all of these fruits in the house and serve them with or before each meal. My wife (nutrition degree) tells me that raspberries are the highest fiber fruit (I know, they are a berry, as are strawberries). Blueberries are also good sources of soluble fiber.
Will she eat raisins? they are a nice snack, even a small handful (10-20).
Vegetables - usually - the darker the vegetable, the higher the fiber content, Raw carrots? Beets, green beans, broccoli.
All beans are high in fiber. Kidney and white beans, lima beans, lentils, Garbanzo, pinto beans are all high fiber foods.
Try to make casseroles or soups with high fiber vegetables or at least sneak some in to any dish she likes.
Get a recipe for a bran, raisin, and apple breakfast muffin. The wife has one that uses applesauce that is good. It also has a few walnuts, which are high in fiber (good) and calories (not so good). The wife's recipe freezes well too.
The high fiber fruits are apples, bananas, strawberries, Oranges. Keep some or all of these fruits in the house and serve them with or before each meal. My wife (nutrition degree) tells me that raspberries are the highest fiber fruit (I know, they are a berry, as are strawberries). Blueberries are also good sources of soluble fiber.
Will she eat raisins? they are a nice snack, even a small handful (10-20).
Vegetables - usually - the darker the vegetable, the higher the fiber content, Raw carrots? Beets, green beans, broccoli.
All beans are high in fiber. Kidney and white beans, lima beans, lentils, Garbanzo, pinto beans are all high fiber foods.
Try to make casseroles or soups with high fiber vegetables or at least sneak some in to any dish she likes.
Get a recipe for a bran, raisin, and apple breakfast muffin. The wife has one that uses applesauce that is good. It also has a few walnuts, which are high in fiber (good) and calories (not so good). The wife's recipe freezes well too.
This post was edited on 9/13/17 at 4:55 pm
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Posted on 9/13/17 at 6:28 pm to MeridianDog
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Blueberries are also good sources of soluble fiber.
I recently discovered a love for frozen blueberries and keep a large bag on hand. They're similar to frozen grapes in texture. I'm amazed at the quality of the frozen ones.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 6:32 pm to MeridianDog
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Apple slices with peel. Find an apple she likes and offer her a slice or two once or twice a day. They are high in soluble fiber. The high fiber fruits are apples, bananas, strawberries, Oranges. Keep some or all of these fruits in the house and serve them with or before each meal. My wife (nutrition degree) tells me that raspberries are the highest fiber fruit (I know, they are a berry, as are strawberries). Blueberries are also good sources of soluble fiber. Will she eat raisins? they are a nice snack, even a small handful (10-20). Vegetables - usually - the darker the vegetable, the higher the fiber content, Raw carrots? Beets, green beans, broccoli. All beans are high in fiber. Kidney and white beans, lima beans, lentils, Garbanzo, pinto beans are all high fiber foods.
I am so appreciative of all the advice in this thread. Thank you all.
She likes raspberries, blueberries and strawberries. She likes apple slices (with skin on. Raisins are a no go.
She loves red beans and rice and white beans and rice.
Basically, I realize I have not been doing a good enough job of telling her no to the crap foods like mac n cheese and pizza that she loves. I do get on heath kicks with her, but then it just fades with the next holiday or summer and I find her eating more and more junk and then another bout of constipation follows. I'm ready to end the cycle and monitor it more closely and carefully to where we don't go through this anymore. Ever. It kills me to see her uncomfortable or embarrassed.
I'm blessed with a child that will eat a wide variety of foods compare to most children and I need to insist she eat more healthy foods and save the junk for only once in a while.
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