Beans, Beans, The Magical Food

It was discovered that my eight-year-old daughter is full of poop. Literally, full of poop. At a check-up appointment the doctor discovered that she doesn't empty everything and stool is sitting inside her little body that is causing problems. Shortly after this revelation I too went to the doctor. After x-rays were run, I was told I suffer from "chronic constipation" and was also full of crap. Yep. I only poop about every three to four days. While I can openly talk and write about pooping, I have an issue with actually going number two in front of people. Anxiety sets in if I have to go in public or, heaven forbid, at a friend's house, even worse, my boyfriend's house. My daughter and I were both told we have to up the fiber to increase our trips to the bathroom. I admit I've always been lucky and eaten pretty much whatever I want. In an effort to keep things balanced I try to put a protein, starch and vegetable on the plate at dinner, but am clueless as far as what has higher levels of fiber. Bran muffins? Broccoli? Beans? My daughter's go-to is mac and cheese so bran, broccoli and beans probably aren't going to go get a thumbs up. As I was trying to come up with innovative ways to increase our fiber intake, my new friend Kim sent me some samples from TOLERANT foods. She assured me they were packed full of protein, low sodium and ta-da! Fiber! Intrigued I looked things over. TOLERANT apparently turns one-ingredient legumes (that means beans) into the shape of p...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news