The Best High Fiber Fruits

Getting Your Fill of Nature's Sweets

One of the major problems with the average person's diet in today's busy world is a severe deficiency in dietary fiber, which is vital for mainaining healthy bowel function, stable blood sugar levels, and a desirable bodyweight. According to  Creations Magazine, the average American's daily fiber intake of 10-15 grams falls well short of the 30 grams recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We find ourselves in this situation because the fast food and other processed products that we consume in large quantities typically have had most or all of the fiber stripped from them, and many people find eating large amounts of vegetables or high fiber grains to be inconvenient or unpalatable. Luckily, Mother Nature provides use with a ready solution to this problem, one which affords a wide variety of convenient fiber sources to satisfy just about any taste: high fiber fruit!

The undisputed king of high fiber fruits is the ubiquitous apple. According to the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, a typical large apple packs 5 grams of fiber among its 34 grams of total carbohydrate (130 calories total). It's not just the high fiber content that makes the apple a winner, though. There isn't a much more convenient snack than the good ol' apple: just wash it in the morning, put it in your pocket, purse, or backpack, and you'll have a quick and nutritious fiber hit whenever you get the munchies. With countless varieties to choose from, the apple can satisfy just about any taste fancy that strikes you, whether you're looking for something sweet, sour, hard, or soft. Of course, if you just have to have some junk food, take some solace in the fact that a slice of delicious apple pie is going to have at least a bit of fiber.


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