Planning a Pregnancy? Eat Your Fiber

Planning a Pregnancy? Eat Your Fiber

Fiber-Rich Diet Before Pregnancy May Help Women Avoid Gestational Diabetes

Fiber Sources continued...

Fruit and cereals were the most common dietary fiber sources in Zhang's study.

But those aren't your only options. Legumes, vegetables, and whole grains are also rich in fiber and are high-quality carbohydrates.

Here's a quick list of 15 foods and their grams of fiber per serving:

• 1/2 cup cooked navy beans: 9.5 grams
• 1/2 cup ready-to-eat 100% bran cereal: 8.8 grams
• 1/2 cup cooked black beans: 7.5 grams
• 1 medium baked sweet potato with skin: 4.8 grams
• 1 whole-wheat English muffin: 4.4 grams
• Small raw pear: 4.3 grams
• 1/2 cup cooked mixed vegetables: 4 grams
• 1/2 cup raw raspberries: 4 grams
• 1/2 cup stewed prunes: 3.8 grams
• 1 ounce almonds: 3.3 grams
• Medium raw apple with skin: 3.3 grams
• Medium raw orange: 3.1 grams
• 1/2 cup cooked pearled barley: 3 grams
• 1/2 cup whole-wheat spaghetti: 3.1 grams
• 1/2 cup cooked collard greens: 2.7 grams