Step Right Up And Get Your Fiber!

I’m always a huge fan of extra fiber-infused foods as long as they taste good! Fiber is so good for your..

Digestive Health

• The most recognized benefit of fiber is its important role in keeping the digestive system running smoothly by promoting regularity. Fiber adds bulk to help move food through the digestive tract.
• Along with regular exercise and plenty of water, fiber plays an important part in maintaining digestive health.

Heart Health

• Fiber – specifically soluble fiber – may also help lower blood cholesterol levels, thereby reducing the risk for heart disease. Fiber appears to lower cholesterol by interfering with its absorption in the digestive tract.

Diabetes

• Fiber may also be important for people who have diabetes. Diets high in whole grain and fiber have been shown to help people with diabetes manage their blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

Weight Management

• Getting enough fiber can also help curb your hunger and help you feel satisfied, which can help with weight management. Research suggests that people who have higher intakes of fiber tend to have healthier body weights.

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Recently I received some Fiber One samples in the mail, (get yours here) and was pleased to see both items were two products in their line that I have yet to try. I received the Oats&Chocolate chewy granola bar and the Honey Clusters cereal. Here’s what I thought:

The Oats&Chocolate chewy bar smelled great when I opened the package, but sometimes looks/smells can be deceiving. Not so with this bar! It was extremely chewy, which made it a little time consuming to eat, but hey—that just means the goodness lasts even longer, right?? =) Between the mini chocolate chips and the chocolate drizzle, if you have any kind of chocolate craving, this is a great way to satisfy it! As far as the ingredient list goes, it’s not too long, and I can pronounce/recognize every ingredient. This bar provides 9g of fiber for just 140 calories. Check out the ingredient list and more nutritionals here.

Being the cereal addict that I am, I have high expectations for every box that makes it to my bowl. The Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal was simple, yet simply good! Lightly sweetened whole grain flakes and honey clusters are the main components of this cereal that provides 13 grams of fiber per 1 cup serving—that’s 51% of the fiber you need in a day! I say that’s a fiberulous fabulous way to start the day =)

Some other ways to get your daily fiber:

Mix in Fiber One cereal to your favorite ready-to-eat cereal, or stir into hot oatmeal.

Garnish a fresh garden salad with Fiber One cereal as a substitute for croutons.

Stir Fiber One cereal into your favorite fruit yogurt for a creamy, crunchy delight.

Create a unique snack mix by combining Fiber One cereal, pretzels, cereal, and seeds.

Sprinkle Fiber One cereal over your favorite soup for crunchy variety.

Punch up the fiber in brownies or cookies by adding nuts and Fiber One cereal.

Blend Fiber One cereal into dips and serve with fresh veggies for fun snacking adventures.

Top chicken or fish with a crispy coating of crushed Fiber One cereal before baking.

Cover casseroles or baked vegetables dishes with Fiber One cereal and melted cheese.

Add Fiber One cereal to fruit and nut trail mixes for tasty snacking on-the-go.

 

All info provided by the wonderful Fiber One.

Stay tuned for yet ANOTHER stuffed surprise tomorrow!

Food in the News

I haven’t done any Food in the News posts lately, so I thought it was long overdue, and I thought this one was interesting! If you ever have any interesting Food in the News shoot me and email!

Cars of the Future Will Be Built With Food

And you thought filling up with a corn-based ethanol was a little crazy? Now auto makers are introducing earth-friendly and edible materials.

• Seaweed is being used by Toyota for improving its bioplastics(plastics made from natural sources such as corn starch) in hopes of creating superlight chassis. It should be on the road by 2020.
• Soybeans is being used in millions of vehicles from Ford. How? Soybean-based seat cushions of course! Manufacturing the cushions with soybean oil helps the company cut down on petroleum and CO2 emissions. Next up: interior trim made with soy-based plastic.
• Carrots  are being used at England’s University of Warwick to build a race care equipped with a steering wheel made from carrots and other veggies. It reaches speeds of 135 mph and runs partly on chocolate waste from a nearby chocolate factory.

Article adapted from Food Network Magazine

What do you think of the food-mobile trend?

I think it’s great to use foods for something else other than eating—under one condition; that it isn’t using up the whole surplus of food meant for eating—we still have so many people in the world starving that could use some carrots or soy foods. I think that should be a priority before cars, but it’s still a cool concept as long as they don’t start using Larabars for brake pedals or an oat-weaved carpet…hey who knows?

 

p.s. Cha-cha-cha-chia! Do you want to jump on the chia seed bandwagon? Diane at Greens Plus offered to send all readers a free sample! Interested? Email her at diane@greensplus.com.

Who Loves Free Stuff?

I do!! Seriously, I am a freebie fanatic..is that a bad thing? No, I think not! My favorite thing to get is samples of cereal, tea, and granola bars. But I don't stop there..I just keep browsing. A lot of my current favorite products have emerged from a free sample.(Vitatops anyone?!)Anyway, this week is going to be uber busy, so I apologize ahead of time for the serious lacking of posts, I'll do my best! Here's two of my fav sights for freebies--check em' out!

Hey It's Free
The Free Funhouse