Jolie Trask didn’t set out to become a high-fiber enthusiast. She just wanted to stop feeling hungry all the time. “I’d eat lunch, and two hours later I was already thinking about dinner,” she recalls. “Snacks were my weakness—but they never seemed to help.”
At first, she leaned on the usual suspects: protein bars, rice cakes, even low-fat yogurt. But none of them truly satisfied her. “It was like feeding the craving without actually calming it,” she says.
That’s when she began learning about fiber—not just as something good for digestion, but as a real tool for satiety. “The more I read, the more it made sense. Fiber slows digestion, balances blood sugar, and keeps you full longer. Exactly what I needed.”
So Jolie began to rethink how she snacked. She didn’t overhaul everything overnight. Instead, she made gentle swaps—grabbing an apple with almond butter instead of a granola bar, or a handful of roasted chickpeas instead of pretzels. She also started making her own energy bites at home, using oats, flax, and chia as the foundation.
“I stopped trying to eat less, and started trying to eat smarter,” she says. The result? Her cravings didn’t vanish, but they changed. “I still snack,” she smiles. “I just snack with purpose now. And I stay full without feeling stuffed.”
More importantly, she feels more in tune with her body. “Fiber didn’t just fix my hunger,” Jolie says. “It helped me understand it.”
