Beans
Don’t know beans about beans? Or, do you ‘use your bean’ quite often?
Either way — you’ve come to the right place.
On this site we celebrate the many benefits of beans, one of nature’s most perfect foods. Here you can discover more than 100 delicious bean recipes, find tips on how to cook beans, learn more [...]
Recipe of the month | BEANS CHILI WITH MEAT
BEAN CHILI WITH MEAT
Recipe of the month | BEAN CHILI WITH MEAT
Ingredients for 4 persons:
250 g dark red kidney beans, soaked overnight
250 g rice
250 g minced meat
300 g tomato chopped tomatoes
250 g grated cheddar cheese
1 green pepper
5 onions
4 large garlic cloves
1 chili pepper
1 pinch of cumin powder
Drain [...]
Diets Including Beans May Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease and Certain Cancers
What food is high in protein, virtually fat free and has more fiber than many whole grain foods? It’s beans! And now a new U.S. dietary guidance message says that diets including beans may reduce your risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
Dietary [...]
Bean Gas
Don’t allow fear of gas to keep from enjoying beans’ versatility and nutritional advantages. Some cooking techniques and Beano, an over-the-counter product, may also help. The unwanted vapor comes from sugars and starches not completely digested by enzymes in the small intestine. Once these carbohydrates travel into the large intestine, normal, harmless bacteria make [...]
BEANS IN AYURVEDIC MEDICINE
Ayurveda, popularly thought of as Traditional Indian Medicine, is composed of two Sanscrit words AYUR “life” and VEDA “knowledge” – – its meaning is therefore Science of Life. This 5000-year-old system of healing from India recommends a vegetarian diet. The Ayurvedic diet is one that not only nourishes the body, but [...]
EAT BEANS AND MORE BEANS
Beans, peas and peanuts belong to the plant family Leguminosae. Legumes are edible seeds enclosed in pods. Beans are an inexpensive and delicious food that you will want to eat regularly because of their numerous health and longevity benefits. Beans are inexpensive, nutritious and are linked to lower rates of [...]