This is actually a repost from a wonderful account I follow on instagram.

An excellent post by @dougcookrd on how to get fibre into your diet when you’re choosing to go low carb.
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This is so important, as high fat and protein diets can often end up in constipation.
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Now you can have your low carb days while still maintaining your fibre goals!
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A common misconception with lower-carb eating/diets is that they are NECESSARILY low in fiber ⁣
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That is at best a myth, and at worst purposefully misleading ⁣
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Cutting out starch-dense foods like pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, other grains or even carb-rich foods like mangoes, bananas, apples, etc doesn’t mean you’re automatically at risk of not getting enough fiber ⁣
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You can easily get plenty of fiber from nuts, seeds (including whole and ground chia, and flax), and low starch veggies, lower sugar fruits like berries etc ⁣
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Does it take some thought? Maybe. Is that automatically a bad thing? Not in my opinion ⁣
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People often tout whole grains as the be-all, and end-all, when it comes to dietary fiber but there’s more to the story than just eating oats, bran flakes or using what’s essentially cake (a muffin) as a vehicle to get some wheat or oat bran down your gullet.
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You can eat lower carb by cutting out refinded grains, grain products and potatoes which are essentially glucose and go for much more nutritious foods outlined above