If one eats several apples a week and is unsure of the amount of pesticides used, purchasing organically grown apples may be an option, although direct.
Whole grains are fiber rich, options include brown rice, oats, quinoa, barley, rye and whole wheat bread. Avoid white flour, pasta, biscuits and white rice.
A sudden lack of carbs will make you lose weight. It's mostly water weight at first, though. This is mostly because cutting carbs also wipes out the glycogen.