Avocado & pepper chopped salad
Creamy avocado and crisp vegetables, lightly dressed with olive oil.
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Make room for fibre and fluids.
Guideline-based food choicesWhat the guidance says
NIDDK recommends enough fibre and fluids for constipation, with fibre increased gradually. Oats, berries, apples, pears and vegetables are useful food groups to include. The recipe ideas below contain these ingredients; their fibre content has not been calculated.
NIDDK: eating for constipation Source consulted 26 October 2026. Editorial summary; not clinician reviewed.Ideas to explore
Read each entry’s preparation notes and cautions. Your individual care plan comes first.
Garden tomato & onion salad
A two-ingredient side that lets ripe tomatoes do the work.
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Sesame & oregano roasted vegetables
Potatoes, carrots and peppers roasted with oregano and sesame.
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Crunchy vegetables with cashew dressing
A crisp cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower salad with a lemony cashew dressing.
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Garden salad with celery–tahini dressing
Fresh garden vegetables with a creamy, herb-filled tahini dressing.
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Banana, seed & sour-cherry bowl
Banana and ground seeds with the tartness of sour cherries.
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Chickpea, avocado & parsley bowl
Cooked chickpeas, avocado and cashews with a bright parsley–lemon finish.
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Baked chickpea & quinoa falafel
A baked interpretation of the group’s chickpea–quinoa falafel idea.
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Carrot, courgette & sweet-potato patties
Grated vegetables and a chia binder, shaped into small oven-baked patties.
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Potato, leek & garden-vegetable soup
A blended vegetable soup with potato, leek, celeriac and tomato.
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The everyday rainbow salad
A generous mix of crisp vegetables with olive oil and lemon. Colourful, simple and easy to make your own.
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Berry, apple & chia oats
Oats, grated apple and a handful of berries, softened with almond milk and chia.
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Banana, aronia & chia pudding
A fruit-sweetened bowl with banana, aronia berries, mandarin juice, dates and chia.
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Persimmon & pear fruit pudding
Soft autumn fruit blended into a naturally sweet spoonable bowl.
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