MODIFIED FIBER DIET

HIGH FIBER DIET

(High bulk, High Residue or High Roughage)
PURPOSE:

To provide a diet that contains increased amounts of cellulose,

hemicellulose, lignin and pectin.

DIET PRINCIPLES:
This diet provides increased amounts of dietary fiber to
increase the volume and weight of colonic residue, increase gastrointestinal motility and
decrease intralunimal pressure. Regular, well-balanced meals with the emphasis on raw
fruits, raw vegetables, whole grain and bran products provide the basis for the diet.
1. Dietary fiber should come from a mixed diet that includes fruits,
vegetables and cereal grains rather from a single source.
2. At least eight (8) cups of fluid should be served each day.
3. Low fiber foods such as meat, milk, eggs, etc., should be chosen to
complete the adequacy of the diet.
ADEQUACY:
The high fiber diet, if properly chosen, is usually adequate in all
nutrients needed to meet the Recommended Dietary Allowances of the Food and
Nutrition Board, National Academy of Sciences (1980). The diet, as listed in the sample
menu, contains approximately:
Kilocalories
Protein
Fat
Carbohydrate
Crude fiber

2090
91 grams
72 grams
281 grams
7.8 grams

Due to the lack of complete nutrient analysis information on foods, the diet analysis for
the sample menu shows folic acid and vitamin E to be inadequate.

SUGGESTED MEAL PLAN

Breakfast
Dinner
c fruit or juice
c soup or fruit juice
c Cereal
2-3 oz meat or substitute
egg
cu potato or substitute
1 strip bacon
c vegetable
serving bread
salad
1 tsp fat
1 serving bread
1 c milk
1 tsp fat
1 c beverage
1 serving fruit or dessert
2 tsp sugar
1 c beverage
1 pkt salt, 1 pkt pepper 2 tsp sugar, 1 pkt salt
1 pkt pepper

SAMPLE MENU
Breakfast
c orange juice
c bran flakes
1 scrambled egg
1 strip bacon
1 slice whole wheat bread
2 tsp margarine
1 c milk
1 c coffee
1 tsp sugar, 1 pkt salt
1 pkt pepper

Dinner
c tomato juice
2 oz roast beef
c brown rice
c carrots
c cole slaw
1 biscuit
1 tsp margarine
1 baked apple with skin
1 glass iced tea
2 tsp sugar, 1 pkt salt,
1 pkt pepper

Supper
2-3 oz meat or substitute
1.2 c potato or substitute
c vegetable
salad
1 serving bread
1 tsp fat
1 serving fruit or dessert
1 c milk
1 c beverage
2 tsp sugar, 1 pkt salt
1 pkt pepper

Supper
3 oz baked chicken
1 baked potato with skin
c collards w 1 tsp
salted fat
c sliced tomatoes
1 slice whole wheat bread
1 tsp margarine
c raw fruit cup w/oatmeal
raison cookie
1 c milk
1 c coffee
2 tsp, sugar, 1 pkt salt,
1 pkt pepper

FOOD LISTS
FOOD

FOODS HIGH IN FIBER

FOODS LOW IN FIBER

Beverage:
Bread:

All beverages are low in fiber

whole grain bread and rolls,
bran muffins, bran pancakes,

*
Rye and white bread, saltiness

Cereal:

Graham crackers.
whole wheat and bran
cereals, unprocessed bran

Refined wheat, corn, rice, oat

oat cereals.

Dessert:

Fruit pies, fruitcake,

desserts with nuts or
coconut, fig bars,
marcaroons cookies.

Ice cream, pudding, custard,

cream pies, plain cake and

Egg and
Cheese:

All are low in fiber

Fat:

All are low in fiber

Fruits:

Raw and dried fruits: apples,

berries, dates, figs, pears,
watermelon, grapes, oranges,
peaches, raisins, canned
pumpkin.

Canned fruits, bananas

Low in fiber

Dried beans, dried peas,

lima beans, corn, sweet
potatoes, skin of white
potatoes.

White potatoes, rice, macaroni,

noodles.

Salad:

Those made with raw vegetables or fruits

Those made with canned fruis,

cheese, or gelatin.

Soup:

Vegetable, green pea, been

soups.

Brothes, soups made from low

Fiber foods.

Meat or
Substitute:

Potato or
Substitute:

*These foods contain little fiber but are recommended to meet nutritional requirements as indicated in the
meal plan.

FOOD

FOODS HIGH IN FIBER

FOODS LOW IN FIBER

Sweets:

Candies with coconut, nuts,

raisins, candies fruits,
jams, preserves.

Clear jellies, honey,

sugar, plain candies.

Vegetable:

Fresh or frozen leafy greens,

(collards, kale, turnip greens,
spinach), broccoli, parsnips,
garden peas, squash, carrots,
okra, green pepper, tomatoes,
celery, cabbage, Brussels
sprouts, radishes.

Cucumbers, lettuce.

Miscellaneous:

Nuts (particularly hazel,

brazil or macadamia nuts),
coconut.