Fiber Health

Tips for Everyday Regularity

1. Make sure your child drinks plenty of water

2. Encourage your child to exercise

3. Add high-fiber foods such as fruits and vegetables to their diets, and talk to your child’s doctor about supplementing with L'il Critters™ Fiber Gummy Bears if your child still isn’t getting enough

4. Set up a regular bathroom routine


How Much Fiber Does My Child Need?

The daily reference intakes of fiber for children are as follows:

 

AGE

GENDER

GRAMS OF FIBER PER DAY

2-3 Years

Boy or Girl

19 grams/day

4-8 Years

Boy or Girl

25 grams/day

9-13 Years

Girl

26 grams/day

9-13 Years

Boy

31 grams/day

Source: Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrates, Fiber, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein and Amino Acids (2002/2005)


How Much Fiber Does Your Child Eat?

To get an idea of how much fiber your child is getting, here are some reference points:

child fiber reference points1

child fiber reference points2 

Fiber FAQs

Where can I find L'il Critters Fiber Gummy Bears in the store?

In most cases, L'il Critters Fiber Gummy Bears will be in the children's section of the Digestive Health aisle but it may also be in the children’s section of the vitamins aisle. For list of retailers in your area, please go to the Where to Buy tab.

Can a child have too much fiber?

Fiber is virtually indigestible and passes through the human digestive system unchanged. However, a rapid increase in fiber intake may cause abdominal discomfort. In order to avoid symptoms caused by too much fiber, build up your child's fiber intake gradually and make sure your child drinks plenty of water. If minor gas or bloating occurs, reduce the daily serving.

Can I give my child L'il Critters Fiber Gummy Bears and L'il Critters Gummy Vites at the same time?

Yes. Our fiber gummies can be given along with L’il Critters™ Gummy Vites™.

Fiber Calculator

Now you can easily see how much Fiber you are getting and from what foods! Simply enter how many servings you have daily of the following items, then click the "Calculate' button at the bottom right.

Please enter servings in decimals, eg., 1 serving to 2.5 servings.
Fruits
Grain Products
Meat & Other Proteins
Vegetables
Product    Serving Size    Fiber    # of Servings  
Apples, raw, with skin    1 apple    3.3 g     
Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked    10 halves    2.6 g     
Avocados, raw, Florida    1 oz    1.6 g     
Bananas, raw    1 banana    3.1 g     
Blueberries, raw    1 cup    3.5 g     
Grapes, red or green (European type, such as Thompson seedless), raw    1 cup    1.4 g     
Mangos, raw    1 mango    3.3 g     
Melons, cantaloupe, raw    1 cup    1.4 g     
Melons, honeydew, raw    1 cup    1.4 g     
Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties    1 orange    3.1 g     
Peaches, raw    1 peach    1.5 g     
Peppers, sweet, green, raw    1 pepper    2 g     
Peppers, sweet, red, raw    1 pepper    2.5 g     
Pineapple, raw, all varieties    1 cup    2.2 g     
Raisins, seedless    1 packet    0.5 g     
Squash, summer, all varieties, raw    1 cup    1.2 g     
Strawberries, raw    1 strawberry    0.2 g     
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average    1 tomato    1.5 g     
Watermelon, raw    1 wedge    1.1 g     
Product    Serving Size    Fiber    # of Servings  
Bagels, plain, enriched, with calcium propionate    3-½" bagel    1.6 g     
Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe    4" biscuit    1.5 g     
Bread, French or Vienna (includes sourdough)    ½" slice    0.6 g     
Bread, pita, white, enriched    6-½" pita    1.3 g     
Bread, wheat    1 slice    0.9 g     
Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs)    1 slice    0.6 g     
Bread, whole-wheat, commercially prepared    1 slice    1.9 g     
Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, maple and brown sugar, prepared with boiling water    1 packet    2.8 g     
Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt    1 cup    3.9 g     
Crackers, saltines (includes oyster, soda, soup)    4 crackers    0.3 g     
Croissants, butter    1 croissant    1.5 g     
Croutons, seasoned    1 cup    2 g     
English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough)    1 muffin    2 g     
Pancakes, plain, dry mix, complete, prepared    1 pancake    0.5 g     
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked    1 cup    0.6 g     
Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve)    1 roll    0.6 g     
Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain    1 bar    1.5 g     
Snacks, popcorn, air-popped    1 cup    1.2 g     
Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted    10 pretzels    1.8 g     
Soup, chicken noodle, canned, prepared with equal volume water    1 cup    0.5 g     
Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn    1 tortilla    1.6 g     
Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour    1 tortilla    1 g     
Waffles, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, toasted    1 waffle    0.8 g     
Product    Serving Size    Fiber    # of Servings  
Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian    1 cup    10.4 g     
Beef, ground, 85% lean mean/15% fat, patty, cooked, broiled    3 oz    0 g     
Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled    3 oz    0 g     
Cheese, cheddar    1 oz    0 g     
Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat    1 cup    0 g     
Cheese, cream    1 tbsp    0 g     
Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk    1 oz    0 g     
Cheese, swiss    1 oz    0 g     
Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter    ½ breast    0.4 g     
Chicken, braoilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted    ½ breast    0 g     
Egg, white, raw, fresh    1 large    0 g     
Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled    1 large    0 g     
Fish, cod, Pacific, cooked, dry heat    3 oz    0 g     
Fish, halibut, Atlantic and Pacific, cooked, dry heat    3 oz    0 g     
Fish, salmon, pink, canned, solids with bone and liquid    3 oz    0 g     
Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, cooked, dry heat    3 oz    0 g     
Fish tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids    3 oz    0 g     
Ham, sliced, extra lean    2 slices    0 g     
Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted    3 oz    0 g     
Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, seperable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice cooked, braised    3 oz    0 g     
Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt    1 cup    13.2 g     
Nuts, almonds    1 oz (24 nuts)    3.5 g     
Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, with salt added    1 oz    0.9 g     
Nuts, pecans    1 oz (20 halves)    2.7 g     
Nuts, walnuts, english    1 oz (14 halves)    1.9 g     
Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt    1 tbsp    1 g     
Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, with salt    1 oz    2.7 g     
Pork sausage, fresh, cooked    1 patty    0 g     
Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, broiled, pan-fried or roasted    3 medium slices    0 g     
Pork, cured, canadian-style bacon, grilled    2 slices    0 g     
Pork, fresh, loin, center loin (chops), bone-in, separable lean    3 oz    0 g     
Pork, fresh, shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised    3 oz    0 g     
Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, with salt added    1 oz (142 seeds)    1.8 g     
Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added    1/4 cup    2.9 g     
Soup, chicken noodle, canned, prepared with equal volume    1 cup    0.5 g     
Turkey, all classes, dark meat, cooked, roasted    3 oz    0 g     
Turkey, all classes, light meat, cooked, roasted    3 oz    0 g     
Product    Serving Size    Fiber    # of Servings  
Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt    1 medium    10.3 g     
Asparagus, cooked, boiled drained    4 spears    1.2 g     
Broccoli, raw    1 cup    2.3 g     
Carrots, raw    1 cup    3.1 g     
Celery, raw    1 cup    1.9 g     
Coleslaw, home-prepared    1 cup    1.8 g     
Cucumber, peeled, raw    1 cup    0.8 g     
Lettuce, romaine, raw    1 cup    1.2 g     
Lettuce, iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw    1 cup    0.7 g     
Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked, without salt    1 cup    3 g     
Onions, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt    1 cup    2.9 g     
Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt    1 cup    8.8 g     
Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill    1 pickel    0.7 g     
Potatoes, baked, flesh, without salt    1 potato    2.3 g     
Potatoes, french fried, all types, salt added in processing, frozen, home-prepared, oven heated    10 strips    1.4 g     
Potatoes, hashed brown, frozen, plain, prepared    1 patty    0.6 g     
Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, prepared from flakes without milk, whole milk and butter added    1 cup    1.7 g     
Spinach, raw    1 cup    0.7 g     
Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin    1 potato    3.9 g     

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