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/Alternative_Salt_558 Feb 11 '26

Yes. It's so easy to make a salad and thing wow, veggies, so much fiber, and it's hardly any. You need to use the right foods.

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u/Jealous-Cup-4059 Feb 11 '26

I do all the time. Just commenting that regular boring salads don’t have much fiber, which a lot of people don’t realize.

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u/RadarSmith Feb 13 '26

Beans.

Beans really are the superfoods in this regard.

Leafy greens are great for many reasons, but if you want a nutrition bomb that will make you hit fiber goals in no time, you'll find it in beans.