Search Results for: Fiber
Fiber-rich Foods Help You Feel Full
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director Recent Arizona State University nutrition student Kat Brown defines fiber as forming the support structure of leaves, stems, and plants. “It is the part of foods that are hard to digest, or … Continue reading
Need More Fiber? Add Nuts to Your Diet
Need more fiber in your diet? Eat Arizona Pistachios or Pecans! A one-ounce serving provides 10% of the Daily Recommended Intake for fiber. Arizona farm families grow these healthy, tasty tree nuts.
4 Easy Ways to Get More Fiber
By Angela Bates a Recent ASU Nutrition Student Fiber is a very important carbohydrate. Normally, carbohydrates are broken down by the body to be used as energy in the form of glucose, but fiber does not get broken down by … Continue reading
Fiber is your friend
By Kat Brown, Recent ASU Nutrition Student What is Fiber? Fiber forms the support structure of leaves, stems, and plants. It is the part of foods that are hard to digest, or that the body cannot digest at all. … Continue reading
Give Your Gut what it Needs: Fiber
By Nathan Chambers, Recent ASU Communication Nutrition Student We all know that we should eat more fiber because it aids in digestion. But you may not have known the other important functions of dietary fiber… and they are much … Continue reading