Adding Fiber...

Adding fiber to my diet is something I only became aware of when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, about five years ago. My doctor sent me for a course on managing diabetes - and one of the interesting things I learned about carbohydrates (which turn to sugar in the blood) is that they are offset by the fiber we eat.

(I also discovered - as I tried to increase my fiber intake - that I have a hard time digesting certain types of fiber... such as ground flax seed. But that is another story!)

So I was pleasantly surprised last week to discover a FREE online guide to increasing one's fiber intake... Originally printed as a book, The Full Plate Diet is now available for FREE downloading!

I printed the whole book, though I could have browsed through it and chosen only relevant pages (not pictures of smiling people or pages of credits at the end). One of the most useful pages to look at - and print for easy reference - is the list of Top 55 Fiber Foods (page 159).

Now I am reading through it, and as I do, I put some pages in a binder and others in a recipe folder.














Still others have ended up on my fridge door - as reminders of what I should be eating more often.

So, my plan (in a nutshell) is to eat more high fiber foods, especially fruits and veggies. (I have discovered, for example, that avocado and broccoli top the veggie list. And that raspberries and blackberries top the fruit...) I'll keep monitoring my daily blood sugar levels - I do a daily test before eating anything every morning.

Then I'll wait and see what happens: Hopefully my blood sugar levels will improve!