Trader Joe's - FIBERFUL END & PIECES

These are delicious little snacks that you and your child can eat. It is REAL dried fruit with nothing added. (I don't let my 2.5 yr old eat too many. :)
12g of fiber per serving!! - But watch out for the "natural sugar" content.

You can find these near the nuts.

Kashi - Black Bean Mango Frozen Entree

This is sooo good. You can use it for so many meals and it is PACKED with healthy food. I buy this at Whole Foods. It's approx. $6 but sometimes on sale.

1. Main Entree (I add a Brown Rice packet from Trader Joe's)
2. Put it over Organic Herb Salad (TJ)
3. Put it in a Breakfast Burrito
4. Use as a side dish with eggs and toast
5. Put it in lettuce cups as a side dish

Eating More Fiber Helps You Loose BABY WEIGHT???

I started eating more FIBER for two reasons, they say it helps to regulate cholesterol as well as helps you LOOSE WEIGHT!!!!!! YAY! SOLD !!:)
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Michelle Edelbaum's Blog from Eatingwell.com:
http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/michelle_edelbaum/2009_09_09/shed_pounds_by_eating_more_of_this_nutrient

I recently had a baby and am trying to lose those last few pregnancy pounds. With a young child and a full-time job, I have little time for exercise. Luckily, there’s another option: eating!

New research suggests that there’s a way to prevent this weight gain or even encourage weight loss—without dieting. The secret? Eat more fiber. Why? Researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah found that women who increased their fiber intake generally lost weight. Read more about the study below.

In the meantime, try these 20 delicious fiber-rich recipes to help you lose weight. Or add more of these four foods to your diet to help you get your fill:

Raspberries: 1 cup = 8 grams
Eat more of them in Raspberry, Avocado & Mango Salad and 9 more delicious raspberry recipes.
Chickpeas: 3/4 cup = 8 grams
Enjoy these protein-packed beans in Middle Eastern Chickpea Platter (yum!) and more healthy chickpea recipes.
Strawberries: 1 cup = 3 grams
Pile them onto this healthier version of Strawberry Shortcake and 20+ more strawberry recipes.
Green Beans: 1 cup = 4 grams
Toss them in Green Beans with Bacon & Hazelnuts and 9 more savory green bean recipes.

Researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah found that women who increased their fiber intake generally lost weight. Women who decreased the fiber in their diets gained. The scientists boiled the findings into a single weight-loss formula: boosting fiber by 8 grams for every 1,000 calories consumed resulted in losing about 4 1/2 pounds over the course of the study. And this held true whether a woman was eating 3 or 25 grams of fiber a day at the start of the study.

While it helps you feel full, “fiber has no calories.” So if you fill up on high-fiber foods you crowd out less-healthy foods. Try it for yourself. If you’re consuming 2,000 calories per day, aim to increase your fiber by 16 grams.

12 Grams of FIBER = 1 gnu Bar

Love these bars!! Chocolate Brownie is my favorite flavor so far. You can buy these at Whole Foods or sometimes, Trader Joe's. (approx $1.69/each)
They taste really good and are REALLY filling.
12g Fiber makes a HUGE dent in the 25-30 grams women should be getting a day.
I usually eat one around 10a at snack time. :)

These are all natural so they claim they are safe for toddlers and children. (see below)

My son hasn't tried them yet but after reading their website I'm going to see if he likes them?

The following ingredients and article re: toddlers and children needing more fiber, is from their website @ http://www.gnufoods.com

Ingredients: Gnu High Fiber Blend™ (whole rolled oats, organic whole wheat flour, wheat bran, organic kamut, psyllium, flax, millet), chicory root inulin, fruit juices, rice dextrins, dark chocolate chips (chocolate, cane sugar, lecithin, vanilla), cocoa powder, canola oil, plums, rice, wheat protein isolate, natural flavors, baking powder.


At last, a delicious, safe way to relieve your child's constipation.
Parents, rejoice! Rather than give your child laxatives or fiber products that are loaded with artificial sweeteners, chemicals, stimulants or other questionable ingredients, now you can give them a delicious bar they'll gobble up with no fuss. It’s Flavor & Fiber. Together at Last®

Gnu Bars are an all natural, effective way to help with the challenge of your child's occasional constipation. Constipation is not uncommon in children during toilet training or the toddler years. Even if your child does not have occasional constipation, you may want to throw a Gnu Bar in their lunch box or offer it as a snack. Gnu Bars are a healthy source of fiber and whole grain.

Of course, if you have any questions or concerns about your child's diet and/or bowel habits, or if you suspect that your child may be suffering from a more serious medical condition than occasional constipation, please consult your pediatrician or other health care professional.

NOTE: If your child has any sensitivity to wheat, psyllium, peanuts/tree nuts, do not give them a Gnu Bar.

Frozen Steel Cut Oatmeal - Trader Joes

This OATMEAL is DELICIOUS. It does have some added ingredients to make it more sweet but still has 4g of fiber per serving.
It heats up in the microwave in 3.30 minutes.
The middle is still a little frozen but then I stir it.

Baby P likes it. My husband and I LOVE it!!!!

I add berries, walnuts (pieces- TJ), and a little yogurt (Yo Baby -TJ) to mine.
My husband adds nf milk and golden raisins (TJ) to his.

**THIS IS A TOTAL STAPLE IN OUR HOUSE!!! and I am not much of an oatmeal eater.

Fat Flush Tortillas

http://FrenchMeadow.com

They come 6" and 12".

These are made with sesame seeds, six sprouted grains, and legumes.

They really fill me up and I think they are pretty healthy?

(I met a lady that worked at a nearby French bakery who recommended them to me. She told me she had lost some weight eating them? Hmmmm....I thought I had to check them out. :)

Let me know if you try them and what you think.

(I have not given them to Baby P yet?)