Showing posts with label bean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bean. Show all posts

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Healthy Beans Healthy Eating

You don't like your beans? well, you have to learn what they can do to you and then how you can eat them without the pain.

Garbanzo beans

these beans may help you reduce the level of the hormone insulin, lowering the risk of diabetes, this is based by the reports of Australian Scientists,

How to eat? Make your own hummus by blending 12 ounces of garbanzos with a tablespoon of olive oil, lemon juice and peanut butter, Add chopped garlic clove, seasoned with salt pepper and cumin.

Pinto

Based on an Arizona study they have found that eating 1/2 cup of pintos daily can cut LDL cholesterol by 9 percent.

you can eat this by topping for chicken breasts mix a can of pintos with 1/4 cup each chopped red pepper, green pepper, and red onion add 1/4 cup corn, the juice of lime and 1/2 teaspoon cumin.

Kidney beans

These beans contains antioxidants that may help prevent the hardening of the arteries. That is based on the North Dakota State University Researchers.

You can eat this by doing a spicy sandwich spread, mash one can of kidney beans with two teaspoons of chili powder, the juice of a lime, and a clove of minced garlic.

Black beans

The dark skin of the beans has a great benefit because it contain potent disease-fighting anti-oxidants, according to a Cornell university study.

You can eat this in an Enchilada, Stuffed black beans chopped zucchini, and chredded cheddar cheese into whole grain tortillas. bake at 204 degrees C for 20 min.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Healthy Beans Healthy Benefits


Beans beans beans, long long time ago, wealthy Europeans formerly referred beans as "poor man's meat" because back then wealthy Europeans think beans are inferior and hence unfit for food, at least for the wealthy upper class. But as times change beans began to have a reputation. In many areas of the world, rich or poor alike have made many varieties of beans an important staple in there everyday food and diet. Traditional Chinese cookery has widely used the soybean for centuries. Dhals (lentils), grams (another type of lentils), and soybean curd are indispensable for people of India. Both the wealthy and the peasants of Mexico and Central America eat at least one serving of red beans daily. This humble beans is moving up the health and social ladder because of new information's regarding its great nutritional value. Beans are cheap, compared to meat, and a big additional bonus is the fact that they contain no cholesterol. Also, legumes are rich in vitamins A and B. They contain important minerals, such as iron, potassium, and calcium. Sprouted legumes contain vitamin C, and can cure scurvy (a vitamin C deficiency). Beans are rich in fiber, which, as previously, pointed out, has been gaining new recognition in recent years. Fiber lowers blood cholesterol, therby protecting against heart attacks. It also prevents constipation and is important in the prevention of bowel cancer.

Some Asian people use beans in different way - as a dessert! We call it Tofu, tofu also widely used throughout the orient. It would be well if everyone became better acquainted with the legumes dishes of other countries and used these important foods more widely. They are excellent sources of protein, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Their frequent use will pay rich health dividends in the prevention and treatment of many disorders. Have you Bean Healthy?

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