High Fiber Foods List

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Use this convenient high fiber foods list to help make smart decisions at the grocery store or when dining out.

The list of high fiber foods found in our Healthy Eating Guide is designed to help you be successful on the Gene Smart Anti Inflammatory Diet, and especially the principle to increase fiber by consuming high fiber foods. You might find it helpful to print this high fiber foods list to carry with you or place on your refrigerator.

High Fiber Foods List

List of High Fiber Foods with 7+ grams of fiber per serving

HIGH FIBER FOODS	SERVING SIZE	TOTAL FIBER (grams)
Avocado	1 medium	11.8
Black beans, cooked	1 cup	14.9
Bran cereal	1 cup	19.9
Cereal, 100% whole grain	1 cup	10.0
Flaxseed, raw ground	1 cup	46.0
Flaxseed raw, ground	1 TBS	3.0
Green peas, cooked	1 cup	8.8
Kale, cooked	1 cup	7.2
Kidney beans, cooked	1 cup	13.3
Lentils, cooked	1 cup	15.6
Lima beans, cooked	1 cup	13.1
Navy beans, cooked	1 cup	11.6
Oats, dry	1 cup	12.0
Oat bran, raw	1 cup	14.0
Oat bran, raw	1 TBS	0.9
Pinto beans, cooked	1 cup	14.7
Split peas, cooked	1 cup	16.2
Raspberries	1 cup	8.3
Rice, brown, uncooked	1 cup	7.9
Soybeans, cooked	1 cup	7.6
Wheat bran, raw	1 cup	25.0
Wheat bran, raw	1 TBS	1.6
Wheat germ, raw	1 cup	15.6
Wheat germ, raw	1 TBS	1.0

List of High Fiber Foods with 3 to 7 grams of fiber per serving

HIGH FIBER FOODS	SERVING SIZE	TOTAL FIBER (grams)
Almonds	1 oz.	4.2
Apples, w/skin	1 medium	5.0
Banana	1 medium	3.9
Blueberries	1 cup	4.1
Bread, 100% whole grain	1 slice	3.0
Broccoli, cooked	1 cup	5.5
Cabbage, cooked	1 cup	4.2
Cauliflower, cooked	1 cup	3.4
Corn, sweet	1 cup	4.6
Fiber Snack Bar (Kashi)	35g	4.0
Figs, dried	2 medium	3.7
Flax seeds	3 tsp	6.9
Garbanzo beans, cooked	1 cup	5.8
Grapefruit	1/2 medium	6.1
Green beans, cooked	1 cup	3.9
Olives	1 cup	4.3
Oranges, navel	1 medium	3.4
Papaya	1 each	5.4
Pasta, whole wheat	1 cup	6.3
Peach, dried	3 pcs.	3.1
Pear	1 medium	5.0
Pistachio nuts	1 oz	3.1
Potato, baked w/ skin	1 medium	4.8
Prunes	1/4 cup	3.0
Pumpkin seeds	1/4 cup	4.1
Sesame seeds	1/4 cup	4.2
Spinach, cooked	1 cup	4.3
Strawberries	1 cup	3.9
Sweet Potato, cooked	1 cup	5.9
Swiss chard, cooked	1 cup	3.6
Turnip greens, cooked	1 cup	5.0
Winter squash	1 cup	5.7
Yam, cooked cubes	1 cup	5.3

List of High Fiber Foods with < 3 grams of fiber per serving

HIGH FIBER FOODS	SERVING SIZE	TOTAL FIBER (grams)
Apricot	3 medium	0.9
Apricots, dried	5 pieces	2.8
Asparagus, cooked	1 cup	2.8
Beets, cooked	1 cup	2.8
Bread, whole wheat	1 slice	2.0
Brussels sprouts, cooked	1 cup	2.8
Cantaloupe, cubes	1 cup	1.2
Carrots, raw	1 medium	2.0
Cashews	1 oz.	1.0
Celery	1 stalk	1.0
Collard greens, cooked	1 cup	2.5
Cranberries	1/2 cup	1.9
Cucumber, sliced w/ peel	1 cup	0.8
Eggplant, cooked cubes	1 cup	2.4
Kiwi fruit	1 each	2.5
Mushrooms, raw	1 cup	1.3
Mustard greens, cooked	1 cup	2.8
Onions, raw	1 cup	2.8
Peanuts	1 oz	2.3
Peach	1 medium	2.0
Peppers, sweet	1 cup	2.6
Pineapple	1 cup	1.8
Plum	1 medium	1.0
Raisins	1.5 oz box	1.6
Romaine lettuce	1 cup	0.9
Summer squash, cooked	1 cup	2.5
Sunflower seeds	1/4 cup	3.0
Tomato	1 medium	1.0
Walnuts	1 oz.	2.9
Zucchini, cooked	1 cup	2.6

Learn More about the Benefits of Eating High Fiber Foods

For more information on the benefits of fiber and selecting foods that rank high on the rich fiber foods list, visit our section on fiber benefits.

High Fiber Foods List & Resources

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