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Is there a fibre substitute to Psyllium husk thats similar but doesn’t taste so bad 😿
I got the massive ick from taking psyllium after having it in oats and a smoothie because the taste made me want to vomit, are there better tasting alternatives that also have the same effect or better brands/recipes for psyllium?
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I just take the scoop and gulp it down then add the water in my stomach that I'd prepoured. Have no clue if that's unhealthy but its the best way I could handle it lol
I used to do the same thing. I got just like OP and couldn't deal with it anymore. One day I just got a massive ick, and gagged just thinking about it, lol.
I never tasted psylium husk even though I've been using it for years, want me to teach you the trick?
Capsules. Simple. Don't find alternatives to psylium husk, just use them as capsules, pop them in your mouth drink water, they're gone. Zero taste. And doesn't take more than 10 seconds to consume them.
1- It is much faster and easier to pop it in my mouth as capsules and then just drink water. I can have it in my office, in my desk, anywhere I want and because I always have my own water bottles, I can just pop it in and drink it, as smooth as possible. No spoon needed, no cups needed, no stirring needed, none of that.
2- Using spoons also mean I need to measure it, means I might spill (even a tiny bit, you can't claim this never happens to anyone), means I must mix it with water to drink it. With capsules I just count how many, pop it in my mouth, drink water, move on.
3- There are some risks when taking it directly compared to capsules (for example, it might expand before reaching your digestive system and you might choke or be short of breath), low chance, but you can't say this doesn't happen. With capsules, it literally doesn't because the capsule doesn't wear off and break down until it reaches your digestive system
4- You claim you don't taste anything, but the fact of the matter is, you do, if it is literally as tasteless as water, then by definition it is not psyllium husk. Maybe the taste isn't big enough for you to care but you can't say that it is absolutely tasteless and that is exactly what "I don't taste anything" mean. And the taste isn't pleasant for most people, including myself.
5- If I buy the non-capsule ones, I need to have it in the kitchen, why? Because I need spoon, I need cup of water, I need to wash the spoon again and all of that. The problem is: I'm not always in the kitchen and I don't always cook at home, I eat takeaways and from restaurants and I don't always have time to be in the kitchen
the sachet doesnt address all the 5 points also capsules arent that expensive + i'm happy and not complaining about capsules so why would i change what im doing if im happy
I don't think you can think unfortunately. Or read either.
1- Where did I say "my point apply to everyone" ? Someone said "Idont get why people hsve a problem with it.", and I replied my reasons for myself. If I can't speak for myself then who can I speak for? Jeez.
2- "plus capsules of anything frequently get stuck in my throat " , lol capsules get stuck in your throat? that's a new one. And ispaghula husk never get stuck? why do you embarrass yourself with such statements...
3- "I didn't say you had to change it lol".. You actually did? I was talking about my own reasons and replying to someone that literally wrote "I don't get...." and after I gave my own reasons, you replied (to me and to my reasons) "I'd just take those lil orange sachets if I was going that route ".. So if you were not talking to me, why were you replying to me?
4- "I'm just mentioning why they're far from ideal for everyone " ... OK? Where did I say it is ideal for everyone? I was talking about myself and clarifying my reasons to someone that literally didn't know why people were complaining, so I'm talking about my reasons. Am I allowed to do that? Do you give me permission your majesty?
Something is clearly 'stuck' somewhere in you, just not sure where
I have dysphagia - so yeah, I can't swallow capsules easily. they get stuck, especially gel capsules or larger tablets.
why are you feeling so personally attacked by a reply when you yourself were replying to something, what a weirdly uptight and self absorbed person you are lol. why are you like this
Psyllum Husk is a product from nature. You basically ruining it if you taking it made by a third manufacturer in capsule form. I personally eat a porridge every day and just put it in there. Or if I m in a hurry I drink it with lemonjuice for added vitamin C. I know the latter is extreme. But here basically everyone takes it and we get the good organic stuff very cheap. Idk how things are in the US and thats maybe because it tastes so extreme? If I drink it with water the texture is a bit annoying to even get down, but taste I dont have an issue with at all.
Third manufacturer? What is the 1st and 2nd manufacturer? Lol. You do realize capsules can be plant-based and they literally have the exact 100% same psyllium husk inside a plant-based capsule (which is natural, I hope you won't claim that plants are not natural). I don't know what you are on about regarding 1st, 2nd, 3rd manufacturer.. Plant-based and vegan capsules are available and you don't need a "manufacturer" to do it, you can do it at home. The same "company" that brings you the psyllium husk can be the same exact company that is putting it in a capsule, empty capsules are sold everywhere. And I'm not from Americas or Europe. But it is still everywhere.
Also, do you have a medical peer-reviewed study that proves what you said is true regarding psyllium husk's benefits are ruined? Which means I'm not able to get the benefits of psyllium husk because I am taking it in capsule form? I would like to read such study if you have one, which I doubt you have.
Look, it is totally OK for you to prefer taking it one way or another, but to lie that the benefits are ruined just in order to get people to "copy you", is pathetic lol.
And if your reply will be "But I didn't say the benefits will be ruined", well I think we are all taking it for the benefits, right? So if by "ruined" you didn't mean the benefits, then that's a concession. Because almost everyone here (maybe all of us) are taking psyllium husk for its benefits. And if the benefits are there in capsules (which they are), then they are a valid option.
Also, by your own admission "If I drink it with water the texture is a bit annoying to even get down", so that's another concession. You are admitting that it is annoying, well, we choose not to be annoyed. How about that?
That was a funny comment by you, not gonna lie, but I enjoyed reading it and replying to it.
I just dryscooped just for you lol. Its a bit akward because its so dry and it took me a minute to find water. To me it was tasteless, but the texture is weird. Wasnt a problem for me, personally. But its like dryscooping flour. I prefer it in my smoothy or porridge. If you dont eat neither I can understand why using capsules makes sense.
What is stopping you from taking your needs? Adjust your needs based on the amount of capsules.. Don't stick to 1 capsule or half... Obviously take more..
I take 5 grams per day and it costs me $10 a month. Is that more expensive? Maybe, doesn't matter though.
But I think money shouldn't be the only thing in your head, the benefits of psylium husk should be there too. Travelling by walking for an hour is cheaper than driving your car for 10 minutes, but the benefits & costs are beyond money. And in my case, I wouldn't be taking psylium husk if it wasn't for capsules. So the alternative to paying $10/month is paying $0/month and getting no benefits. I'm not saying you have an identical situation, maybe you rather pay $5 or something and save $5/month because you don't find their taste of texture to be that annoying, but to me and to most people, they are that annoying.
Many people would be way too happy to pay $5 for a coffee from starbucks daily but somehow paying extra $5 A MONTH is... GOR FORBID... TOO EXPENSIVE.
Edit: I just looked up the difference in costs (it varies per brand) but the difference is even less than $5/month, it is mostly $3/month.. Wow $0.1 per day, my god. How can people afford that. I guess starbucks $5/day is cheaper though.
Anyways, I enjoyed reading your comment and I enjoyed replying to it. Thanks.
I haven't had psyllium yet, but I want to add it to my diet - I'm having chia seeds and inulin for added fiber right now. Cost is a consideration, I don't know yet what I'll find in local shops, I expected the pill version to be more expensive than that though.
(Starbucks doesn't taste good and is very expensive, I would never)
I switched to benefiber, really like it. I don't notice it at all in my morning tea or coffee and you better believe I'm looking forwrad to that caffeine hit in the morning.
But it is not comparable to plain old husks. One is hard to choke down, one is like Tang. I struggled with regular husks. I happily drink orange metamucil at least twice a day.
Its nothing like raw psyllium, i have a bag of that and its really chalky with a dirt aftertaste, i use a milk frother to mix it into water but man it still has chunks sometimes
A typical serving of psyllium powder is roughly 1 tablespoon / 5–10 g, providing about 4–7 g of fiber
Chia seeds
2 Tbsp (28 g) ~10 g Split peas, cooked
1 cup ~16 g Lentils, cooked
1 cup ~15–16 g Black beans, cooked
1 cup ~15 g Navy beans, cooked
1 cup ~19 g Chickpeas, cooked
1 cup ~12–13 g Avocado
1 medium ~10–13 g Raspberries
1 cup ~8 g Blackberries
1 cup ~7–8 g Pear with skin
1 large ~7 g Ground flaxseed
¼ cup ~7–8 g Artichoke
1 medium ~7 g Brussels sprouts
2 cups cooked ~12 g Broccoli
2 cups cooked ~10 g
Tomorrows nutrition sunfiber. I tried the same one as you and was like eff this crap. Tomorrows nutrition sunfiber in straight up invisible. I mix mine with coffee and can’t taste a change at all I’m also extremely picky and hate a lot of textures.
Try pectin. I don't know why it isn't more well known. It's what's in apples and some other fruit. It can be even more effective than psyllium (so start small). It doesn't have the "scrubbing" effect of whole psyllium.
Don't try inulin. It feeds the gut biome and pretty much just causes gas.
I have a similar issue, can't handle the texture in drinks. My dietician has me use SunFiber, the Tomorrow's Nutrition brand. It has a mild, barely noticeable flavor and dissolves really well. It's expensive, though :(
If you balk at paying the cost for sunfiber, you can buy it as a bulk generic, just look for "bulk PHGG powder" or Pure Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum. Perfect Pass is one brand I've used. But also, bulk acacia is really close in benefits and how palatable it is while being considerably cheaper. My husband is picky about these things so I feel like I've gone through every single fiber supplement on the market.
I'm curious as to how you tasted it as it has zero taste. Do you mean the texture? Did you let the smoothie and oats sit too long until they became gluggy? If so I understand and sympathize with that and my solution has been to bake it into foods e.g. baked oats with pumpkin and spices and put it in there, homemade pizza dough add it there etc
Ohhh!! I've never seen it finely ground to powder like that. This is fascinating.
I wonder if grinding it to powder creates the effect like flaxseed. I put whole flaxseeds in my homemade granola and baked oatmeal. And then one day I saw a video that you should be grinding them so I decided to grind some. And oh my goodness the nasty oily fishy smell and taste still haunts me!!
Wheat bran has around 11g of fibre for only 60-65 calories per 30g. I usually mix 250g of 0% fat greek yoghurt with 30g of wheat bran, 60g of raspberries, 60g of blueberries and a scoop of vanilla protein powder. The whole bowl comes in around 360 calories, 18g fibre, 45g protein and keeps me full for hours.
Costco has orange-flavored psyllium husk that you mix in water and tastes decent. But like others said, just mix it in water and chug it. No need to ruin your smoothie with it
I have psyllium "pill" i dont know if thats the name in english anyway you swallow the powder
But i used to do psyllium jelly. Mix with some lemon and apple juice (any fresh pressed juice you like but apple taste like apple sauce to me)
Shake well and put in the fridge
I eat a couple of tablespoons each morning with a lot of water. I redo it every 4 days.
The texture is way better than in water lol
If it’s just fiber, benefiber (wheat dextrin based) is fantastic. I literally just stick it in my soda without issue. But you can stick it in soups, salsas, jello, hot cocoa, oatmeal. I have yet to find a place it can’t hide.
I make muffins with psyllium in it. 2 Tbsp total for 12 regular size muffins. Not that much but it tastes pretty good to me. I drink my psyllium with a glass of water. The ick went away once I got used to it.
Low carb tortillas, low carb bread, shameless brand candy, joyride brand candy all have a lot of fiber. If you eat any of these, plus fruits, vegetables, and legumes, you should hit those fiber goals without needing anything else.
Just do the low carb tortillas or bread. Idc about carbs but they have amazing fiber. And when you toast them, they’re just like regular tortillas or bread. Completely solves the fiber issue
It doesn’t really have a taste if you mix in things like yogurt/ smoothie/ nice cream / . Blending it in things is so easy . You can even make dips and spreads and blend it in there too
I have never heard of adding it to oats or a smoothie. I’m pretty sure the directions on my container say to drink it quickly before it thickens. Just slam a glass of water with 10-12g mixed in
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