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Easy High-Fiber, Low Calorie Fruits

Raw fruits can be an Easy, grab-and-go snack that can help boost your daily fiber intake. They are a nutritious addition to any diet and can provide essential vitamins and minerals without adding too many calories. In this post, we will discuss some Easy fruits that can enrich your diet and improve your GI symptoms and overall health.

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If you are anything like my daughters, you are a fruit lover. But not all fruits are created equal. Our focus today will be on Easy, Convenient Fruits that are HIGH in Fiber and LOW in Calories. The serving size for all of the fruits listed below is 100 grams. I do not recommend that you weigh your fruits, just eat what you like and know that you are consuming Healthy Fruits with Fabulous Fiber content in each calorie!

List of top high-fiber, low calorie fruits

  1. Raspberries – 7 grams of fiber in 52 calories
  1. Blackberries – 5 grams of fiber in 43 calories
  1. Passion Fruit – 10 grams of fiber in 97 calories
  1. Kumquat – 7 grams of fiber in 71 calories
  1. Asian Pear – 4 grams of fiber in 42 calories
  1. Guava – 5 grams of fiber in 68 calories
  1. Apple
    1. Honey crisp – 4 grams of fiber in 53 calories
    2. Pink Lady – 3 grams of fiber in 52 calories
  1. Dragon Fruit – 3 grams of fiber in 57 calories
  1. Pear – 3 grams of fiber in 59 calories
  1. Strawberries – 2 grams of fiber in 35 calories
  1. Kiwi – 3 grams of fiber in 64 calories

*Of note, all listed numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number

Serving recommendation

I recommend that you begin by trying to consume a couple of servings of these Easy, Convenient Fruits each day. By doing this, you will be one step closer to meeting your daily fiber target and a healthier you!

Other common fruits and where they rank

You may be wondering about some of the other common fruits such as blueberries, avocados, papaya, figs, nectarines, grapefruits, peaches, cherries, plums, and bananas to name a few. While these are great fruits to consume with fabulous fiber content, they do not make our short list because of the amount of calories in each gram of fiber – the ratio is less than 5% grams of fiber per calorie.

Alternative fruits that are high in fiber, but low calorie

FYI: Having had gestational diabetes, where I needed to consume a low carbohydrate diet, I found many fruits to be too high in carbohydrates for my diet. For those of you in similar situations who need to consume a diet LOW in Carbohydrates, please click here for a different list of fruits that are HIGH in Fiber, LOW in Calorie and LOW in Carbohydrates.

I hope this post helps you start consuming some Easy Fruits that are high in fiber and low in calorie! Please visit our High-Fiber Food Database for more helpful nutrition information. We look forward to helping you take control of your GI health through nutrition modifications!

 

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