By the time I post this, I'm sure someone else will have found the information quicker, but whatever, I'm gonna post anyway! This page explains all about soluble fiber supplements and why you should take one. It looks like a lot of reading, but it's not too bad... I definitely recommend reading it through, Heather explains it better than I can. 
As for calcium, 1000mg is the recommended daily intake. If you tend towards constipation, calcium might make you even more so, so you'll want to balance it with magnesium, if you do. (And the amount of magnesium recommended is half the milligrams of whatever amount of calcium you take... so if you take 1000mg calcium, 500mg magnesium would be good.) Heather also explains that here.
My diet isn't very adventurous either, and I just started taking a multi. Iron can be difficult for a lot of people to handle, so that's the only thing I can think of to watch out for. (Oh, and if you do take a multi, check the amounts of calcium and magnesium in them before taking any more separately!)
Finally, you might find some good, SAFE snacks and munchies here.
Hope that helps a little! 
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