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How Much Fiber are You Eating Each Day?

The charts below tell you how many grams of fiber are found in one serving of some foods. * 

Cereals

½ cup Frosted Mini-Wheats® 

½ cup cooked oatmeal

½ cup Grape-Nuts®

¾ cup bran flakes

3

2

5

5       

1 cup raisin bran

1 cup Wheaties®

1 cup Cheerios®

1 cup Quaker Oat Squares® 

8

3

3

4       

 

Grains and starches

1 small bran muffin

3 cups popcorn

½ cup cooked whole-wheat pasta 

3

4

3       

18 reduced-fat Wheat Thins®

4 whole-wheat Melba Toast®

1 large whole-wheat pita bread 

2

2

4       

 

Fruit

1 small banana

1 medium fresh peach

2 fresh plums

5 dried plums

½ cup canned peaches or pears 

1 medium fresh pear

3

2

2

3

2

4       

1 medium apple with skin 

½ small mango

1 cup fresh strawberries

3 fresh apricots

¼ cup dried apricots

¼ cup raisins

4

2

3

3

2

2       

 

Vegetables

½ cup cooked broccoli

½ cup corn

1 carrot

1 medium baked potato with skin 

2

2

2

4.5      

½ cup Brussels sprouts 

½ cup green peas

1 medium sweet potato

½ cup cooked spinach

2

4

3.5      

2

 

Legumes and dried beans

½ cup baked beans 

½ cup butter beans

½ cup kidney beans

7

4

7       

½ cup lentils

½ cup navy beans

½ cup white beans 

4

6

6       

 

* The number of grams of fiber in one serving may vary with different brands. Check the Nutrition Facts Label on the foods you eat to find out how much fiber is one serving.

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