Jill and Henry both have difficulty with constipation. What food sources provide fiber in the diet? What food sources can you recommend to aid this problem? Why have they limited the fiber in their diet? What is the dietary requirement for fiber?
Fiber is found in fruits and vegetables. Beans provide fiber, as well as other cooked vegetables and fruits are recommended to increase their fiber intake. They have limited fiber due to the inability to chew raw fruits and vegetables or other tough-to-chew high-fiber foods. Twenty-five to thirty grams of fiber is recommended daily.
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