Ivara Kline never thought much about fiber—until she hit a wall. “I was constantly tired, bloated, and had no clue why,” she remembers. A nutritionist helped her connect the dots: her diet was woefully low in fiber, especially for someone plant-based.
Determined to feel better, she started researching fiber-rich foods. The problem? Most of the options seemed dry, bland, or, as she put it, “the snack equivalent of cardboard.”
But Ivara had a background in food photography, and she knew that healthy didn’t have to mean boring. She began experimenting with flavor and texture—roasting chickpeas with spices, baking oat-date energy bites, and even making creamy dips with white beans and herbs.
She also learned to pair fiber with fat and protein, making the snacks more satisfying. “A handful of plain almonds wasn’t cutting it,” she laughs. “But almond butter on apple slices? Game changer.”
Her skin cleared, her digestion improved, and best of all—she actually enjoyed the snacks. “I stopped seeing fiber as a health checkbox and started seeing it as flavor,” she says.
Now, Ivara shares her snack ideas online, hoping to change the way people view fiber-rich food. “It can be crave-worthy,” she says. “You just have to treat it like something worth celebrating.”
