How to Get More
We all need to get more fibre. Follow our easy 10-point plan to help you boost your fibre intake. Download our meal planner on advice on how to get more fibre.
Add chopped fresh fruit or dried fruit to breakfast cereal and a glass of juice or smoothie and you have a head start on your 5-a-day with 2 portions of fruit
Replace normal pasta with wholemeal varieties
Don’t forget to eat the skins of fruits and vegetables (where you can) as this is where most of the fibre is
Switch breakfast cereals to a higher fibre version such bran fibre based cereals.
Stuff sandwiches or pitta breads with salad, or have a small bowl of salad with sandwiches
Substitute wholemeal bread for white, or try a multigrain or multi seed type
Try to serve two different vegetables with main meals – that way you are likely to eat twice as many
Try out brown rice, it takes longer to cook but has a delicious nutty flavour
Try to have beans or lentils 2-3 times a week – try adding them to stews, soups and casseroles or having a tasty mixed bean salad as well as the ubiquitous beans on toast
When baking switch to wholemeal flour, or use a 50:50 mix