How much fibre should you be eating:
Adults: 20g – 30g per day
Children aged 2 to 18: Age of child + 5 g
(eg. 7 year old : 7+5 = 12g per day)
Bread/Biscuits Fibre Content (grams)
1 Slice Wholewheat Bread – 1.5
1 Slice Brown Bread – 0.9
1 Slice Rye Bread – 1.9
1 Slice White Bread – 0.5
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1 Chocolate Chip Cookies – 0.2
1 Digestive Biscuit – 0.3
1 Gingernuts – 0.2
1 Shortbread – 0.2
1 Cinnamon Doughnut – 1
1 Wholemeal Fruit Cake – 1.7
1 Cereal Bar – 1
In short the above food does not give much fibre content required for a good diet. To find the fibre content in other food which needs to be increased in our daily diet check out the below links
Fibre content in Breakfast Cerelas
Fibre content in Fruits and Nuts