Insoluble Fiber Indian Foods | Insoluble fibre Food List + Recipes |

Insoluble Fiber Indian Foods, Insoluble fibre Food List + Recipes. Dietary Fiber is a plant based nutrient also known as Fibre or roughage. Plant based nutrients come from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dals and tubers.

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chana palak recipe | chana palak masala | healthy heart palak chole sabzi

There are two parts to it, Soluble Fibre which is sticky and dissolves in water and insoluble fibre which does not dissolve in water and goes through your stomach without being broken down.

bean and capsicum salad recipe | rajma, kabuli chana salad | protein rich Indian rajma salad with bell peppers | Rajma and kabuli chana both contain insoluble fibre.

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Insoluble Fibre Indian Food List

1.	Whole Wheat	17.	Raspberries
2.	Wheat Brans	18.	Strawberries
3.	Wheat Germ	19.	Urad Dal
4.	Almonds	20.	Masoor Dal
5.	Walnuts	21.	Yellow Moong Dal
6.	Raw Vegetables like carrots	22.	Toovar Dal
7.	Kidney Beans	23.	Bhindi
8.	Pinto Beans	24.	Green Peas
9.	Navy Beans	25.	Pears with skin
10.	Chick Peas	26.	Figs
11.	Lima Beans	27.	Avocado
12.	Steel Cut Oats	28.	Oats
13.	Spinach	29.	Cauliflower
14.	Brinjal	30.	Cauliflower Greens
15.	Brussel Sprouts	31.	French Beans
16.	Broccoli	32.	Cluster Beans

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What is Insoluble Fibre?

Insoluble Fibre does not dissolve in water and goes through your stomach without being broken down. In fact, it helps other foods move through your system and out. Insoluble Fibre improves your digestive system and keeps you healthier. When you have a runny stomach or diarrhoea then cut Insoluble Fibre.

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So reduce consumption of rice, wheat, almonds, peanuts, cashew nuts. You must have fibre with water to deal with constipation.

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Almonds is a great way to have insoluble fibre on the go

You can carry a handful of almonds with you or keep some homemade almond butter at hand at work or home to have a healthy snack.

If you are lactose intolerrant then nothig better than homemade almond milk.

Homemade Almond Butter, for Weight Loss and Athletes

Insoluble fibre from Indain Sabzis

For rajma lovers, make some rajma, rajma curry or have a rajma bean sprouts salad. Or there is the Puinjabi ever popular chole which you can have with bajra roti or there is chana palak to be had.

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Soluble Fiber and Insoluble fibre:

A healthy diet should contain both Soluble Fiber and Insoluble Fiber Total Fibre or Dietary Fibre is a combination of Soluble Fibre and Insoluble Fibre.

The US recommended daily allowance (RDA) for Women (18 to 50) is
25 grams and 21 grams (51 years plus). US RDA for Men is
30 to 38 grams. The thumb rule is that for every 1,000 calories consumed you need 14 grams of fibre.

oats moong dal tikki recipe | moong dal tikki with oats | healthy oats moong dal tikki | oats and yellow moong dal are a source of insoluble fibre.

oats moong dal tikki recipe | moong dal tikki with oats | healthy oats moong dal tikki |

4 Benefits of Insoluble Fiber

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Hummus recipe | Lebanese dip | Indian style hummus | healthy hummus dip

1. Prevents Constipation: It promotes regular bowel movement and prevent constipation.

2. Remove toxic waste through the body quickly.

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3. Weight Loss : Insoluble fibre keeps you feeling fuller for a longer time and hence you tend to eat less. So eating healthy insoluble fiber leads to weight loss. Think about eating a refined food like pancakes, cookies and you just want to go on eating them. So up the fibre with rich live foods.

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4. Prevents Colon Cancer : As insoluble fibre reduces toxic waste from our body quickly and prevents it from being digested in our body. It helps prevent colon cancer by keeping an optimal pH in intestines to prevent bacteria from producing cancerous substances.

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