Summer 2005 Volume Eight Number Two

• Suggestions for Increasing Intake of Fiber for your Family

• Mix low and high fiber cereals such as Rice Chex and Bran Chex or Apple Jacks and Cheerios.

• Use one slice wheat, one slice white bread for a sandwich.

• Make quesadillas with cheese and beans on whole-wheat/corn tortillas.

• Mix white and brown rice.

• Top graham crackers or cookies like vanilla wafers with seeded jam.

• Make Rice Krispie treats with peanuts, wheat germ and other high fiber cereals.

• Try raw cut up vegetables with dip or salad dressing for dip.

• Make fresh fruit kabobs on Popsicle sticks or plastic straws and dip in fruit yogurt.

• Add chopped celery, shredded carrots, green peppers, etc. to tuna, chicken and other salads.

• Spread crunchy peanut butter on apple slices and banana coins.

• Make banana, zucchini or carrot bread with added wheat germ and minichocolate chips.

• Try hummus or bean dips with vegetables or vegetable chips like Terra™ Chips instead of potato chips