High Fiber Friday

Mango

Today we will talk a little about Mango. I never liked Mango until I was pregnant with my son, for some reason my heart would miss a beat just at the smell of Mango, I jus tcould not get enough and when I found out that for every mango I got 4 grams of fiber I was sold. I am happy to say that the love for the fruit that I developed while pregnant has stayed with me, and I get a few every week.

Mangoes help combat cancer it boosts memory, regulates the thyroidaid and digestion and helps shield against Alzheimer's. One Mago has aproxametly 135 calories, > 1g of fat, 4mg of sodium, 323mg of potassium, 35 carbs, 3.7g fiber, 31g sugar, and 1g protein. Mango also has a lot of vitamin C and lets not forget they taste good.

High Fiber Friday #1

I try very hard to get 25 or more grams of fiber into my diet every day. Some days I fall short but for the most part I get my fiber. People often ask how I do it and some have even suggested blogging about the subject. Blog about fiber? Who really wants to read about fiber, but as time goes on more and more people ask how I do it. So, here it is, High Fiber Friday. Okay, okay who really wants to eat healthy and high fiber meals on Friday, but it sounds better than high fiber Tuesday.

I don't plan to give a daily menu that will add up to 25 grams of fiber but just give some tips, hits, ideas and finds that help increase fiber intake. Some things taste high in fiber and some not so much but it gets the fiber count up.

For My first High Fiber trick I introduce Mission 10" carb balance tortilla. These are not very great for quesadilla because they don't toast up very and as burrito wraps they are, well a little wheaty. However, at 21 grams of fiber per tortilla, I was bound and determined to find a way to enjoy them. I found that the wheaty flavor worked very nice with Apple Gouda chicken sausages, mango peach salsa, Dijon mustard, avocado and some onions.

Heat the sausage, place it, 1/4 cup salsa, mustard, 1/4 of an avocado and onion in the tortilla and wrap.

coming in at 400 calories, 43g carbs, 26g Fiber, 13g protein and 16g fat this is a lunch you can feel good about. And yes I will use these tortillas for burritos and quesadilla too.