And apparently one
gram of fiber equals a whole bunch of whole grain goodness.
Not exact matches
A good rule
of thumb is that children should eat enough
grams of fiber to
equal their age plus five (for example, a 4 - year - old needs 9
grams of fiber each day).
The health factor: Each 2 - ounce bag has two 15 - nugget servings,
equaling 300 calories and 6
grams of fiber per package.
A 1 / 2 - cup serving
of boiled okra, which is
equal to about 8 pods, contains 2
grams of dietary
fiber.
Consider the classic PB&J sandwich: sure, peanut butter has a bit
of protein and the bread may have some
fiber, but one sandwich also packs a whopping 76
grams of sugar — that's
equal to 19 teaspoons or almost half a cup
of sugar!
In the lab, test subjects were given foods by a standardized weight (
grams), because certain foods like carrots have more water and unavailable carbs like
fiber, they had to give subjects seven carrots to
equal the carbs
of white bread.
A serving
of figs — which
equals three to five dried or fresh figs — supplies 4
grams of insoluble and 2
grams of soluble
fiber, the California Figs Advisory Board reports.