Question: What are some foods high in soluble fiber? Thanks!

Answer: Food high in soluble fiber have been proven to reduce cholesterol, the risk or heart attack, and improves your overall dietary health. The American Heart Organization recommends making soluble fiber a part of your everyday diet. They recommend 14 grams of soluble fiber be ingested for every one-thousand calories you ingest.

Some food that are high in soluble fiber include:

• Oats have the highest proportion of soluble fiber of any grain
• oat meal
• oat bran
• beans
• peas
• rice
• bran
• citrus fruits/strawberries
• apples

By increasing the above mentioned foods in your daily life you will be healthier and lower your cholesterol. It has been shown that just by adding a small portion of one of the above foods that you can actually lower your bad cholesterol.

It is important to make sure you increase the soluble fiber, and not the insoluble fiber in your diet. Insoluble fiber cannot be processed by the body and passes through without being broken down for its nutrients. In soluble fiber the body is able to use the nutrients.

We hope this short list of foods high in soluble fiber is enough to get you started on a healthy diet that is not hard to follow.