Key Chat Points
- Adults should aim to eat 30g of fibre per day
- Fibre is found in plant foods, so from the green and yellow sections of the Eatwell Guide
- Choose wholegrain varieites from the yellow section - they contain more fibre
- Eating the skins on fruit and vegetables increases your fibre intake.
- Fibre intake should be increased gradually - don't suddenly go from having very little to having lots
- Make sure you're drinking enough if you increase your fibre intake (otherwise you could end up with constipation)
Useful Handouts
- Fibre (BDA. British Dietetic Association. Food Fact Sheet)
- Watch what you drink! (Healthy Weight Grampian)
- Eatwell Guide (Food Standards Agency)
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