EAT YOUR WAY TO MORE FIBER

The Best High-Fiber Foods, Group by Group.

Fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts and more – discover which everyday foods pack the most fiber, how much they deliver, and simple ways to eat more of them every day.

“Getting enough fiber doesn’t require a supplement – – it starts with real food on your plate, and small swaps add up fast.”
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Highest Fiber Foods

The everyday foods that deliver the most fiber per serving, ranked and ready to add to your plate.

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The Best Fiber Comes From Your Plate

A here’s no supplement that beats a plate of real food. Whole foods deliver fiber alongside vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and water — a package no powder can match. The good news is that hitting your daily target is easier than it sounds once you know where fiber actually hides.

Beans and legumes are fiber powerhouses; a single cup can cover more than half your day. Whole grains, fruit eaten with the skin, vegetables, nuts, and seeds all stack up quickly. Variety matters too — different foods carry different types of fiber, so a mixed plate feeds a wider range of gut bacteria than any single food or supplement could.
“You don’t need exotic superfoods to hit your fiber goal — beans, oats, berries, and a handful of nuts will get most people there.”

That’s why we organize everything by food group. Browse fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, dairy and alternatives, or proteins to see exactly how much fiber each delivers — with the standout picks in every category called out for you.

Not sure where to start? Begin with the highest-fiber foods, then explore the food group you eat most — small, consistent swaps are what move your daily total.

Browse Fiber by Food Group

The foods that pack the most fiber per serving, ranked and compared, with easy high-impact swaps.

Chia, flax, berries, avocado and more — nutrient-dense foods that deliver fiber and much more.

Cereals, breads, bars and snacks with added fiber — how they compare to whole foods, and the best picks.

Berries, pears, apples with the skin, and more — the fruits that deliver the most fiber, plus how to work them into your day.

From artichokes to Brussels sprouts, the vegetables that pack the biggest fiber punch per serving.

Oats, whole wheat, barley, and quinoa — how to choose carbs that add fiber instead of stripping it away.

The undisputed champions. Lentils, chickpeas, and black beans can cover half your daily fiber in a single cup.

Chia, flax, almonds, and more — small servings with big fiber returns, plus healthy fats and protein.

Dairy has none — so which plant milks, yogurts, and alternatives actually bring fiber to the table?

Animal proteins have zero fiber. Here’s how to build high-fiber meals around them with the right plant-based sides.

High fiber tortillas shown with a stack of whole wheat tortillas and a folded wrap filled with black beans and greens
The high fiber tortillas with the biggest numbers are low carb wraps like Mission Carb Balance, with 9 to 15 grams per serving. Whole wheat tortillas give 4 to 5 grams, and a standard flour tortilla gives about 1. Here’s how 9 popular options compare.
Protein bars with added fiber shown as a stack of chewy oat and nut bars on a cream colored plate on a light table
The protein bars with fiber that lead on paper carry 15 to 17 grams per bar, mostly from added fibers like soluble corn fiber and chicory root. Nut and date bars land closer to 4 or 5 grams. Here are 9 popular bars compared on fiber, protein and sugar.
High fiber breakfast cereal shown with a bowl of crunchy bran cereal topped with blueberries and dry cereal scattered
The best high fiber cereals pack 10 to 18 grams per serving, led by Fiber One Original and All-Bran Buds. We ranked 10 popular boxes by fiber, sugar and calories using label data filed with USDA, so you can pick one that fits your breakfast.
Turmeric fiber shown with fresh turmeric roots, one cut open to show the orange center, and a bowl of ground turmeric
Turmeric fiber looks impressive on paper: ground turmeric is about 23% fiber by weight, or 22.7 grams per 100 grams in USDA data. A teaspoon weighs only 3 grams, though, so it adds about 0.7 grams of fiber to a dish.
Medicinal mushroom fiber shown with an assortment of whole mushrooms and ruffled dried mushroom pieces on a table
Medicinal mushrooms fiber is mostly the insoluble kind, built from chitin and beta glucans, and it lives in the mushroom itself rather than in extracts. Fresh shiitake, maitake and lion’s mane give about 3 to 4.4 grams per 100 grams.
Lion's mane fiber shown with two whole white shaggy lion's mane mushrooms and a plate of golden seared mushroom steaks
Lion’s mane fiber is real but modest: fresh lion’s mane mushroom has about 4.4 grams per 100 grams in USDA data, close to shiitake and more than twice white button mushrooms. A scoop of supplement powder or extract gives far less, so how you eat it matters.
Wheatgrass fiber shown with a tray of fresh green wheatgrass, a glass of wheatgrass juice and a dish of green powder
Wheatgrass fiber depends almost entirely on the form you buy: a whole leaf powder can give about 4 grams per tablespoon, while the juice leaves the fibrous leaf behind. Here’s how wheatgrass powder fiber stacks up against cooked greens, seeds and berries.
Cacao powder fiber shown with a wooden bowl of dark cacao powder, a few cacao beans and a cracked open cacao pod
Cacao powder fiber is surprisingly high: USDA lists 37 grams per 100 grams of natural unsweetened cocoa powder, or about 4 grams in two tablespoons for roughly 25 calories. Dutch processed cocoa has a little less, and sweetened hot cocoa mixes have very little.
Goji berry fiber shown with a bowl and wooden spoon full of bright red dried goji berries with loose berries scattered
Goji berries fiber content is solid but not unusual: USDA lists 13 grams per 100 grams of dried goji, or about 3.6 grams in a 28 gram handful. That puts goji right alongside dried figs, prunes and dates.
Reishi mushroom fiber shown with thin dried brown reishi slices on a wooden board beside a cup of dark mushroom tea
Reishi mushroom fiber is surprisingly concentrated: a 2024 analysis found dried reishi was about 64% dietary fiber. But most people take reishi as tea or extract, which leaves most of that woody fiber behind.
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Guides & Recipe Books

Go deeper with our evidence-based ebooks and high-fiber recipe collections.
VOLUME ONE

High-Fiber Recipes

60 Recipes · 8g+ Per Serving
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60 High-Fiber Recipes Vol. 1

THE LIST

Top 100 Fiber Foods

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The Top 100 High-Fiber Foods

MEAL PREP

7-Day Fiber Plan

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The 7-Day High-Fiber Meal Plan

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