Cooking apples lowers fiber How can I fix that?!


Question: My Mom has a bunch of apples that are soft, but still perfectly good to eat. When I cook apples, doesn't that break down fiber? We are trying to increase fiber in our food servings. How can I prevent this breakdown of fiber when cooking these into applesauce?

Oh, and the fiber issue is because my mom is having problems getting her cholesterol down. Increasing fiber was one suggestion by the doc until they evaluate why she is having problems with cholesterol lowering drugs.


Answers: My Mom has a bunch of apples that are soft, but still perfectly good to eat. When I cook apples, doesn't that break down fiber? We are trying to increase fiber in our food servings. How can I prevent this breakdown of fiber when cooking these into applesauce?

Oh, and the fiber issue is because my mom is having problems getting her cholesterol down. Increasing fiber was one suggestion by the doc until they evaluate why she is having problems with cholesterol lowering drugs.

If you are looking for an excellent source of fiber, I'd suggest General Mill's Fiber One Original, which has 14 grams of fiber in a serving.

I understand that you want to do something with the apples, but applesauce doesn't have a ton of fiber in it. According to http://www.killian.com/earl/rfv/AllAbout... (V) and http://deepfitness.com/4728/The-Importan... cooking does not affect fiber content.

If your still interested in no-cook applesauce, this link contains two recipes (I have not tried these):

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,no... .

Don't peel them. Lots of fibre in the skins. They cook very quickly so I don't think you would lose much.





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