High FIber List of Foods

Highest Fiber Vegetables Avocado Beans Broccoli* Brussels sprouts* Cabbage* Carrot Chick Peas/Garbanzo Beans Eggplant Greens -- collards, kale, turnip greens* Lima beans Mushrooms Potato with skin Pumpkin, canned Peas -- black-eyed peas, green peas Peppers Rhubarb Spinach* Sweet Potatoes * These high-fiber vegetables are also goitrogenic, meaning that they promote thyroid enlargement and can potentially cause or aggravate hypothyroidism. Typically, the risk is highest when these foods are consumed raw, regularly, and in substantial quantity. Cooking eliminates most goitrogenic properties. Highest Fiber Fruits Apples Avocado Bananas Berries -- Blueberies, Blackberries, Raspberries, etc. Dried Fruits -- Figs, Raisins, Apricots, Dates, etc. Guava Kiwi Orange Pears Prunes Other High Fiber Foods Bran Cereals, 5-10 grams - All-Bran, Bran Buds, 100% Bran, Raisin Bran Bread, whole grain Beans, Lentils, Lima Beans Nuts -- Almonds, Brazil nuts, Peanuts, Walnuts, Cashews
http://thyroid.about.com/od/loseweightsuccessfully/a/highfiber.htm
More constipation relief and prevention info:
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Gastric_Bypass_Surgery/forum/16824044-fiber-and-constipation-post-wls
 
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FoodServing SizeFiber in Grams

Tomato
1 small
1.4


Ketchup
1 Tbsp
.2


Cooked Beets
1/2 cup
2.5


Carrots
1 medium raw
1.7


Red Bell Peppers
1/2 cup chopped
1.5


Green Bell Peppers
1/2 cup chopped
1.3


Yellow Bell Peppers
1/2 cup chopped
.7


Avocado
1/4 cup diced
1.7


Onion
1 tbsp raw
.2


Asparagus
1/2 cup cooked
1.7


Artichokes
4-5 small hearts
4.5


Baked potato
1 small
4.2


Baked Sweet Potato
1 small
4


Steamed Broccoli
1/2 cup
2.6


Brussel Sprouts
3/4 cup cooked
3


Cauliflower
3 florets raw
1.2


Celery
1/4 cup raw
2


Corn
1 medium ear or 1/2 cup
5


Lettuce
1 cup
.8


Steamed Kale
1/2 cup chopped
1.3


Mushrooms
5 small
1.4


Olives
6
1.2


Green Peas
1/2 cup
4.4


Baked Acorn Squash
1/2 cup cubed
4.5


Yellow Summer Squash
1/2 cup
2


Zucchini
1/2 cup
3