Add Fiber to Your Diet with Fiber-sure

Fiber-sure is a clear-mixing fiber supplement made by the makers of Metamucil. You can use it while baking and cooking because it is grit-free and non-thickening. This product is an excellent way to add fiber to your diet.

I originally tried Fiber-sure because I needed more fiber in my diet. I am a Type-2 diabetic and the more fiber I consume, the more carbohydrates I am allowed. Fiber-sure seemed like the perfect way to be able to eat more of the foods I enjoy without causing my blood glucose reading to be too high. In the time I have been using this product, my blood glucose levels have dropped by approximately 10 points. In this same amount of time, I have been able to consume more carbohydrates, or sugars, which has helped me stay within the diet guidelines provided by a diabetes educator.

I have added Fiber-sure to sugar-free gelatin, milk, vegetable medleys, applesauce, cereal, and rice dishes. From these experiences, I can say that the claims that it is grit-free are genuine. However, I have noticed a slightly sweet taste when I added it to milk and to applesauce. So, the claim that the product is flavor-free is not always true. Luckily, the taste is pleasant. Also, when I added Fiber-sure to milk, I noticed a bit of thickening. I did not notice thickening when I used the product with anything else.

Fiber-sure adds 25 calories per heaping teaspoonful, or 5.8 grams. It contains 6 total carbohydrates with 5 of those coming from soluble dietary fiber. The daily recommended usage is 1 heaping teaspoon up to 3 times a day for adults 12 years and older, half of the adult serving up to 3 times a day for children 6-11 years of age, and for children under 6 years of age a physician should be consulted. Consuming this amount of Fiber-sure daily will give you approximately 20% of your body's daily requirements. Most Americans get only half of the fiber their bodies need.