20 ways to pack more fibre into your diet

Certain plant foods help feed the bacteria in our gut microbiome, so it’s vital to get our daily fill. Their benefits go beyond simply keeping us regular

Eating well should be an important ingredient of your healthy lifestyle strategy.

FIBRE-MAXXING is the new TikTok nutritional trend. Health enthusiasts are sharing videos about how they are packing more fibre-rich foods into their diets so that they meet and even exceed the 25g required by our bodies daily.

But what exactly is fibre, and should we all be trying to fibre-max? Dietitian Sarah Keogh of eatwell.ie explains that fibre “is a type of carbohydrate that isn’t digested in the small intestine. So it travels to the large intestine, where it’s broken down by bacteria. Fibre feeds the bacteria that make up our gut microbiome.”