The crucial importance of fiber

In 99% of cases I need a trigger from the comments or from daily talks with members to get my writing going.

For example, I was bombarding one of my WhatsApp groups with pro fiber arguments and I kept insisting:

“Let’s do everything we can to eat our 1.2 kilograms of vegetables minimum”.

I presented my plate: eggs, salmon from IKEA and 450 grams of frozen vegetables.

Someone replied: “I will send these materials to a friend who says the amount of vegetables we eat in the program is abnormal. The argument is that eating so many vegetables will cause our stomach size to increase”.

Just so you know: my aim is to have 3 meals of minimum 50 grams of protein each in order to be able to sustain my exercise program and maintain my muscle mass in the next years.

I wrote more about necessary protein intakes in adults: CLICK.

It’s not rocket science. Over time I learned that one pack of salmon contains 40 grams of protein. If I add 2 eggs, then we get to 50 grams of protein.

What you see below and above: a little bit over 50 grams of protein and 450 grams of frozen vegetables (containing 14 grams of fiber).

How do I know? It says right there on the label: 100 grams of frozen vegetables contain 3.5 grams of fiber.

I eat one bag during one sitting, so 450 grams of vegetables = 14 grams of fiber.

For many years, the most important aspect about my nutrition is to reach the minimum protein intake.

If I can get a little extra, that’s a nice bonus. But it should never be less.

Believe me when I tell you there is not one God given day that I don’t reach the minimum protein intake. In fact, I constantly exceed minimal recommendations by 50% on average.

The second most important nutritional aspect is fish consumption in order to get my necessary Omega-3 intakes.

I wrote about fish and Omega-3 here: CLICK.

I strive to eat a minimum of 1.2 kilograms of vegetables daily, as well as some fruit. I manage to achieve this 8 out of 10 days.

Sometimes, I have days with a lot of exercising and I can even eat 1 kilogram of vegetables + 1 kilogram of apples.

So I can confidently say that…

I eat, on average, 1.5 kilos of vegetables and fruits, per day. About half a metric ton a year.

Don’t think I experience great pleasure when I eat vegetables. I don’t like them, but then again, I don’t dislike them. They are somehow neutral to me.

In 10 years I have learned about the crucial importance of fiber in nutrition and I do everything I can to eat them in large quantities.

So, that leads us to the 3^rd most important aspect of nutrition: the consumption of vegetables and fruits for an adequate fiber intake.

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• why fiber in vegetables and fruits are so important for homo sapiens;

• minimal recommended intakes for women, men and children;

• practical examples on reaching and exceeding daily fiber intakes without weighing your food.