As a general rule of thumb, the Institue of Medicine of the National Academies recommends that children and adults consume 14 grams. of dietary fiber for every 1,000 calories of food eaten. Given the summary dietary fiber and calorie information presented above, there would be about 2.21 grams of dietary fiber per 1,000 calories of Cream puffs, prepared from recipe, shell (includes eclair).

So, based on this information, can we consider Cream puffs, prepared from recipe, shell (includes eclair) to be a high fiber food? The answer is No - definitely not.


The following table summarizes recommended Fiber intake amounts by age and gender.

Age (years)	Average daily calories	Fiber intake (grams)	Dietary Fiber - Cream puffs, prepared from recipe, shell (includes eclair) - 1 cream puff shell	Percent of Daily Recommended Fiber Intake
Children
1-3	1,404	19	0.53 g	2.78 %
4-8	1,789	25	0.53 g	2.11 %
Boys and Men
9-13	2,265	31	0.53 g	1.70 %
14-18	2,840	38	0.53 g	1.39 %
19-30	2,818	38	0.53 g	1.39 %
31-50	2,554	38	0.53 g	1.39 %
51-70	2,162	30	0.53 g	1.76 %
70+	1,821	30	0.53 g	1.76 %
Girls and Women
9-13	1,910	26	0.53 g	2.03 %
14-18	1,901	26	0.53 g	2.03 %
19-30	1,791	25	0.53 g	2.11 %
31-50	1,694	25	0.53 g	2.11 %
51-70	1,536	21	0.53 g	2.51 %
70+	1,381	21	0.53 g	2.51 %