Fiber One brownies: Good as fiber, bad as brownies

[thistlechaser]

I'm in love. Fiber is the best thing ever. For most of my adult life, I've had "stomach problems", the kind that require you to go running for a bathroom frequently and too often by surprise.

Unrelated to that, I needed to work on my cholesterol and other assorted blood things. Not wanting to change my lifestyle (yummy, yummy fried foods), I thought I could "cheat" -- ear fiber.

And know what? Not only did it work for that, it 100% solved my stomach issues.

"But Thistle! I thought you hated all vegetables! How are you eating fiber?" The answer is simple (and yummy): Fiber One cereal. I eat basically three bowls a day (the "twigs" kind, so low low low calories) with a little of one of the flavored Fiber One cereals tossed in for taste. (And soy milk, which has tons more calcium than regular milk.)

Without any other change in my lifestyle, it did wonders for my bloodwork. Nearly as important, I now have NO stomach issues. They used to be a daily thing, bad enough that I never wanted to go shopping or visit or anything, because if I ate any food (or didn't eat any food) I might have a bathroom emergency.

While I'm already getting about 250% of the recommended amount of fiber, I want MORE MORE MORE! So I decided to find the Fiber One snack bars and brownies. Both have about 90 calories in them.

Today I tried the "Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie". Um. Wow. So very much not a brownie. Not bad, but if you go in thinking it will be brownie-like at all... just don't. There was a very slight chocolate taste. Mostly it tasted like burnt coffee. (And no peanut butter flavor at all.) BUT! One brownie is 20% of your daily fiber needs! So that rocks!

No worries about eating too much fiber, so long as you drink plenty of water.

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Comments

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

I love BeneFiber, it really is tasteless, I've put it in drinks. ... does this conversation make you feel old. HELLO INTERNET, OLD LADIES TALK ABOUT FIBER.

But seriously, Fiber One. You can also use it to bread chicken, like bread crumbs? Put it in a ziploc bag and roll a rolling pin on it until it's crumby, and use it like breadcrumbs. TOTALLY AWESOME.

Also, Lu will always remember Haken. If only everyone laid down the rules of interaction upon the first meeting.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I know! All my happiness over fiber makes me feel SO OLD.

Oooh, BeneFiber can go into cold things, too? That would be handy for yogurt!

I've never tried it on chicken, BUT I WILL! I could see it working really well!

Also, Lu will always remember Haken. If only everyone laid down the rules of interaction upon the first meeting.

Awwww. <3

[tersa.livejournal.com]

BeneFiber can go into cold things, too. I thought I'd mentioned it a few years ago when I discovered it while doing Weight Watchers. I won't add it to, say, iced tea, but I've put it in my hot coffee, oatmeal, yogurt, macaroni'n'cheese, pretty much anything it can be mixed into that's even vaguely liquid or saucey.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yep you did! I remembered that you used it, but not the details.

I'm going to look for it next time I go to the store. :D