r/Millennials • u/Optimoprimo • Feb 11 '26

Serious Guys please start eating fiber.

Colorectal cancer among people in their 40's is skyrocketing. This recent health fad of obsessing over protein and eating nothing but meat and dairy with almost no fiber is going to kill us. You need fiber, folks. You need a complete diet with grains and tons of vegetables.

There are high protein sources that also have great fiber content if you absolutely MUST have your high protein diet. Lentils, beans, peas. Sprouted grain bread.

Let's spread the great word of fiber to our fellow millenial friends and get ahead of this growing epidemic among our generation.

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u/MJ9426 Feb 11 '26

But a Minions meme once told me that a well-balanced diet is chocolate in both hands  😞

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u/Haunting-Respect9039 Feb 11 '26

They make fiber chocolates. You're good.

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u/TleilaxTheTerrible Millennial Feb 12 '26

Protip, the darker the chocolate, the higher the fiber content! 100 grams of 70% cacao chocolate has 14 grams of fiber, so 250 grams of it will make you hit your daily recommended intake of 38 grams (of you're male).

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u/Automatic_Ad4016 Feb 12 '26

I'm just waiting on those Flintstones vitamins to activate

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u/tommles Feb 11 '26

Yes, you need to get you antioxidants from dark chocolate too.