Maren West was no stranger to the post-lunch crash. You know the one—where your eyelids grow heavy, your energy dips, and your productivity flatlines. “I’d eat what I thought was healthy—like a salad or a wrap—but I was starving again an hour later,” she says.
That’s when she started paying attention to fiber. Not just adding more greens, but actually building meals that digested slower, kept her full, and gave her steady energy.
“I realized that fiber wasn’t just about digestion,” Maren explains. “It was about feeling steady—mentally and physically—throughout the day.”
She began building her lunches with a new strategy: whole grains, hearty legumes, roasted veggies, and healthy fats from nuts or seeds. Slowly, the results started to show. No more grazing through the afternoon. No more energy dips. And maybe most important—no more frustration about what to eat.
“I stopped seeing lunch as something to ‘get through,’” she says. “Now it’s my fuel.”
What Maren found was that high-fiber didn’t mean boring. With the right base and a few fresh ingredients, her meals felt comforting, flavorful, and—yes—filling.
“I used to think satisfaction meant eating something heavy,” she says. “Now I know it means eating something balanced.”
