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Soup season calls for something just better.® 🍲 Celebrate National Homemade Soup Day with cozy, fiber-rich recipes that nourish and satisfy. Stir in just better.® prebiotic fiber for a simple way to support gut and heart health—one warm and comforting bowl at a time.

Kick off your mornings with our High-Fiber Breakfast Challenge! Explore 15 delicious recipes that boost your energy and support your health. From pancakes to smoothies, discover how simple it is to make breakfast nutritious and satisfying.

Adding more fiber to your meal planning does not have to mean compromising on taste or convenience. Our just better.® recipes are delicious and simple to prepare, ensuring that your journey to a high-fiber lifestyle is a breeze. Check out our collection of 40 mouth-watering recipes designed to boost your fiber intake and elevate your overall health. 

Today, we’re cooking up our Veggie-Loaded just better.® Sloppy Joe Sliders!

Let's make fiber-rich, heart-healthy pancakes with our just better.® Sugar-free Raspberry Smash Sauce! 

There are hundreds of ways to make a nutritious pizza. Here are a few ideas to make your pizza just better.®! 

Chilly winter days call for creamy hot cocoa to warm up and put a smile on your face! But can hot cocoa be healthy? YES!

Food trends are fun to follow, and if you do a little digging, there’s almost always a smart hack to make even the most indulgent foods healthier! Last week we explored the latest sharable trend, Butter Boards, and created The just better.® Board! This week, we’re exploring two more TikTok famous food trends! Our hope is to inspire you to discover new and exciting ways to explore a wide variety of healthy foods.  Lemon Pasta We already love this food trend because it combines fresh citrus flavors with savory herbs. YUM!! If you want to add a healthier twist to this dish, you’ve come to the right place!  If you’re cutting back on ingredients like pasta, try swapping it out for a healthier option like zucchini or sweet potato spirals. OMGosh, it’s so good! Veggie spirals give this trendy dish a new life with fewer carbs and more fiber! This is a simple whole food dish that anyone can make!  You can find a plethora of variations of Lemon Garlic Pasta on Google, but we liked the simple versions using fresh lemon, garlic, rosemary, basil, and some olive oil. **Chef’s kiss!** Don’t forget to stir in 2 Tablespoons of just better.® fiber at any stage of preparation! (We really do make it easy to get enough fiber in your life!)  Avocado-Jicama-Hashed-Brown Toast Starting your day right with a balanced breakfast is a great way to set the tone for the rest of the day. This breakfast trend sounds delicious, but it might not align with your dietary goals.  Skipping the bread but replacing it with other processed foods like prepackaged hashed browns doesn’t make this trend a healthier option to traditional avocado toast.  Our best suggestion for making this dish just better.® is to skip the prepackaged frozen potato patties and opt for freshly shredded jicama hash browns. This is a lower-carb alternative with an added fiber boost to keep you feeling fuller longer!  Here’s how: Peel large jicama  Shred with a cheese grater or food processor Sprinkle with salt, place in a mesh strainer, and set aside to drain (about 10 minutes) Squeeze out excess water - DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!! Beat 2 large eggs with salt, pepper, herbs & spices of your choice Add ¼ to ⅓ Cup of just better.® fiber, depending on how much you’re making.  — Once you have squeezed out all the excess water from the jicama, combine the egg and just better.® fiber mixture with the shredded jicama.  — Form into patties and place them in a 300° air fryer for 20 minutes on each side. (Adjust the temperature and time to your specific device.)  These patties can also be baked in the oven or fried in light oil.  When baking, we suggest using a silicone mat or parchment paper to avoid sticking.  WARNING: Make extra, or you’ll cry like we did when they were all gone!  Once your patties are cooked, top them with sliced avocado, a poached egg, and diced green onion!  What have been some of your favorite food trends, and how have you made them just better.®? Let us know!   

Part of every healthy living journey is relearning how to prepare food in a more balanced way. It can sometimes feel restrictive if you enjoy following the latest food trends.  But if you change your perspective, it can be a fun challenge!  You might have heard about the most recent TikTok and Insta craze, Butter Boards! They are a hot take on the popular charcuterie board, but instead of hard cheeses and meats, a generous layer of softened butter covers the board with added toppings like caramelized onions, herbs, nuts, or fruit. They look beautiful and seem fun to serve.  But is it healthy to eat that much butter at once?  Butter, in moderation, is OK for some people, but a spread like that has a lot of saturated fat. This kind of fat can increase your cholesterol and interfere with your health goals.  We didn’t want to miss out on this lovely way to present fresh food, so we did some digging and discovered a fun swap with lower saturated fat. Replace the butter with ricotta cheese.   Ricotta cheese is high in calcium and protein. It also has all nine essential amino acids. Ricotta cheese is just as versatile as butter because it easily takes on sweet or savory flavor notes.  We tried a whipped ricotta spread recipe and added a few tablespoons of just better.® fiber to our mixture for a healthy fiber boost!  Introducing… The just better.® Board!  It’s super easy to make a whipped ricotta spread! We have left this open for interpretation because sometimes we feel a little sweet, and sometimes we feel a little savory, right?! ;) Start with a large container of high-quality Part-Skim Ricotta Cheese.  Add your favorite herbs and spices to taste.  Add 2 to 4 Tablespoons of just better.® fiber.  Use a hand mixer or food processor to whip up your ingredients. Be careful not to over-mix!  Spread a generous layer of this mixture over a clean and safely sanitized charcuterie board. Sprinkle on toppings like chopped pistachios and fresh herbs, diced veggies, or fruit.  Place spreading utensils nearby.   Serve with cucumber, apple, and whole-grain bread slices. -- Following food trends and creating healthy hacks around them is a fun way to explore food in a new and exciting way! Healthy living should not feel restrictive or limiting; open the door to new experiences and get creative!  Be sure to catch next week’s blog, part two of our 2-part series, ‘Insta-Worthy Food Trends… just better.®‘! We’re taking on Lemon Pasta and Avocado Hash Brown Toast!  High-fiber cooking is easier than ever with our just better.® fiber bundles.  just better.® fiber dissolves completely. No taste/flavor.  And NO GRIT!  It’s super easy to incorporate into your favorite recipes undetected.  And, just better.® fiber is a healthy baker’s BFF because it is an all-natural sugar swap. Replace half the sugar with just better.® fiber for a low-sugar, high-fiber take when baking.  Do you have questions about cooking with just better.® fiber? Reach out to us anytime! info@justbetterfiber.com

Getting enough fiber is easier than ever when you cook and bake with just better.® prebiotic fiber! In fact, we came up with a new healthy spin on a seasonal quick bread recipe, just better.® Zucchini Pumpkin Quick Bread.

just better.®️ hummus Healthy AND delicious!