| Okay. It's official. The holidays are
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| | garlic in the bowl of a food processor.
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| here. Here's a hint from Fiberlady. If
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| | Add black beans, 2 tablespoons reserved
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| you want to control overeating this
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| | liquid, 2 tablespoons lemon juice,
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| holiday season, choose foods high in
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| | tahini, 1/2 teaspoon
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| fiber.Eating high fiber foods will
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| | cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8
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| satisfy your hunger and make you feel
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| | teaspoon cayenne pepper; process until
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| full. By selecting high fiber recipes for
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| | smooth, scraping down the sides as
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| your holiday menu, you can offer foods
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| | needed. Add additional seasoning and
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| that may lower the absorption of fats so
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| | liquid to taste. Garnish with paprika
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| you can avoid the dreaded holiday weight
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| | and Greek olives.Total Fiber: 4
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| gain. Maybe you won't find yourself
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| | gramsWhite Bean and Red Onion Salad6 to 8
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| gorging on the usual array of fattening
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| | servingsINGREDIENTS:2 (15-oz.) cans
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| cookies, pies and brownies.It's
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| | cannellini beans (white kidney)1/4 small
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| incredibly easy to incorporate those
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| | red onion, peeled and thinly sliced1/4
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| precious grams of dietary fiber into your
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| | cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil2 tbsp.
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| holiday menus. Just remember your goal is
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| | Balsamic Vinegar1/2 tsp. kosher salt1/4
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| to consume 25-35 grams of daily fiber for
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| | tsp. freshly ground black pepperSnipped
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| a multitude of health benefits.So with
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| | fresh basilDIRECTIONS:Drain beans into a
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| you and your guests in mind, let me share
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| | colander and rinse under
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| a delicious high fiber menu from
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| | cold water; drain well. Place in a
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| appetizer to dessert. Spread some yummy
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| | medium bowl with onion. Whisk together
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| black bean hummus on toasted whole wheat
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| | oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and pour
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| pita bread or crackers; savor a healthy
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| | over beans; toss well to coat. Cover and
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| serving of white bean salad; carve the
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| | chill for at least 1 hour, stirring
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| roasted turkey with too good stuffing;
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| | occasionally.
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| butter a piping hot whole wheat roll;
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| | Top with fresh basil before
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| dish some lively greens with toasted
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| | serving.Total Fiber: 5 gramsNotice the
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| pecans; and slice a piece of fiber-rich
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| | total grams of fiber in just those two
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| sweet potato pie.You're probably thinking
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| | dishes alone! That, my fiber-rich
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| it isn't very nice of me to whet your
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| | friends, counts for about one third of
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| appetite without sharing those recipes.
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| | your quota for daily dietary fiber.
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| Fiberlady (yours truly) didn't get her
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| | Preheat your oven and sip a glass of
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| reputation by eating white rice and
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| | pinot noir while you look at the rest of
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| Wonderbread. Allow me to tempt you with
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| | these high fiber recipes and more at The
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| the first few courses...Black Bean Hummus
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| | holiday gift that keeps on giving, even
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| Appetizer8 servingsINGREDIENTS:1 clove
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| | into the new year.Stephanie Shank (a.k.a.
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| garlic1 (15 ounce) can black beans;
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| | Fiberlady) has studied good nutrition
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| drainand reserve liquid2 tablespoons
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| | since her days of mothering began 15
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| lemon juice1 1/2 tablespoons tahini3/4
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| | years ago which prompted her commitment
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| teaspoon ground cumin1/2 teaspoon salt1/4
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| | to a high fiber lifestyle and the
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| teaspoon cayenne pepper1/4 teaspoon
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| | development of her informative website
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| paprika10 Greek olivesDIRECTIONS:1. Mince
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| | High Fiber Health.
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