HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS BEAN RECIPES James Hamilton
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Bn r n vegetable whih represents a nutritional trhu and in dditin they rvid th hf f th hu with an nmil means f rviding a varied mnu. With a littl kitchen imgintin you t n mk bn palatable nugh fr vn th picky tr t enjoy. Thr r vrl things tht you can do t nhn the dirbilit f beans. Firt, tr cooking ur bn with russet potatoes. Ptt tnd t fft th undirbl graininess whih m l xrin nd dislike when eating bn. Use i gnrul thi blnd taste i another reason mt l bjt t beans in thir diet.
Beans with tt and rrt, lr, garlic, and onions ddd provide an enjoyable Su tht h been gining uit a gthring f fans. Soups whih r bd un vrl diffrnt t of bn can ftn b imrvd by dding more tt to it thn bn. Once gin you wuld wnt t n it wll and perhaps dd m dditinl vgtbl for that xtr flvr. Anthr trick t try i t tk kd bn nd dd them t mhd tt. Add a drizzl f olive il r buttr to thm to enhance th tt. For dinnr rv this bn-tt dish with a green salad.
Take th same mixtur bv nd mk n inh mt balls with it nd fr thm with a slight bit f liv il. Just but n type f bn which wuld mh u will wrk for this ri. Th idea hr i t hid th actual taste nd txtur f th bn. Th are tull a frm f veggie burger nd th t provide another option for uing thi bean-potato mixture. Anthr w u n present bn int ur fmil' diet i t inlud thm in ur vegetable u. Don't vrdu it but just a mll quantity t a time.
Over a rid f tim u uld slowly inr ur bean addition. Fvrit bn for this are Nv beans, grt nrthrn bn or rh th red pinto bn. Avid black d bn and lentils th r gnrll too trng fr vgtbl u. If you mk ur wn bread u n rh include mhd bn int many of ur ri. With t brd u n add n u f beans to 5 u f flur. Bn dips made from diffrnt beans are uull a ulr itm with bth kid and dult.
Tr uing m int r kidn bn for trtr. Fr n added treat try dding m melted nh h int ur di nd serve it with hi. This i merely a fw id to hl boast th bean in popularity. In thi guide, Im revealing a t collection f hlth nd dliiu 25 bean ri u n dd to ur menu id that will hl you on your w t inrrting beans into ur dil meal ri. Wht r you witing fr? Lt get trtd!
CHAPTER 1: BENEFITS OF BEANS
Legumes, l called bn, r some f th world's mt ancient ultivtd lnt. Arding to fil rrd, rhitri man w fmilir with grwing nd eating legumes.
Thr r now mr thn 33,000 t of lgum, and legumes r the second mt popular food (grains being th firt) fr rviding protein t l rund th world. In mrin t grin, hwvr, bn hv rximtl an idntil number f lri, but contain tw t three tim more rtin. A a mttr of ft, beans r rll a superfood. Hr i a lit of m ulr bn vriti: int, kidn, navy, blk, lim, and mung bn. Thr r mn thr varieties f bn, inluding Great Nrthrn bn, Cnnllini bn (whit kidn beans), grbnz bn (hik), nd kidney beans (ink, red, white/cannellini, light, and drk). A numr bm more nd more intrtd in bn, thr r brnd nw vriti tht are ming int th mrkt n a rgulr bi.
Wht i the rn fr thi uddn interest in bn? Atull, there are a couple rn. Bn are hrt, tt delicious, and ntin mn nutrint tht r bnfiil t maintaining good health. Yu can purchase drid bn thrughut the r in urmrkt, grr tr, whl fd mrkt, hlth fd tr, specialty stores, farmer's markets, nd rdid tnd. Bn r n xllnt ur of lw-ft protein, flt, fibr tium, B vitamins, mgnium, irn, nd htnutrint. Th are mtim rfrrd to th poor mn' meat because they ntin n bundnt amount f protein. Actually, bn r mng th healthiest, budgt-frindl rtin uli nwhr.
Lysine i an amino id that i nt mmnl fund in many lnt rtin, but bn are n xtin, bu they are high in lin. Thi u bn to b n xllnt hi for people wh are vgtrin, numing uh hlth dishes as ri nd beans. Lin i one f th two amino acids tht th bd needs in order t nthiz Crnitin. Carnitine i essential to ur bd' ability to produce energy. There i a familiar saying tht bn r gd for th heart. Thi is tru, but there r a lot more bnfit frm beans.
Beans supply a lt f lubl fiber in th dit. Whn soluble fibr moves it w thrugh th digestive trt, it catches cholesterol-containing bile and drains it out f th body bfr it h a chance t b absorbed. Yu n tull make your total hltrl lvl g dwn u t 10% in ix months b iml ting n cup f bn dil. Reducing ur overall hltrl lvl m l lwr th inidn f hrt ttk. Bn r kd with fiber t urb cravings nd leave u with a sense f tit. Bn l id in lowering bld rur lvl, which helps t protect the heart.
Besides thir ability to lower bth hltrl and bld rur, bn dditinll rvnt blood ugr levels frm going u too fast ftr eating food. This i wh beans are a great fd for dibti, people who r ritnt t inulin, r th wh uffr frm hglmi. Bn ntin fibr fr a ntnt ul of nrg. Bn r also packed with wtr lubl vitmin, rtiulrl thiamine, niin, riboflavin, nd folacin. Flt i ntil fr lwring nntrtin f homocysteine. Without uffiint flt in ur diet, ur hmtin lvl increases and can u harm to ur blood vl and your hrt.
In addition to flt, bn l ntin a gd munt of lium, mgnium, and tium, all of whih are hlth minrl and electrolytes whih, whn combined, can hl to ln the risk f high blood pressure nd hrt di. For nn who wnt to burn ff ft, beans r indispensable. Thir bulk will lv u fling full withut adding excess calories. There is l rrh indicating tht bn n help t rvnt several types f nr, particularly nrti, ln, brt, nd rtt nr. This i bu of lignin, a ht-trgn found in bn tht h rrti imilr t th of trgn. Th rik f gtting estrogen-related nr, uh brt nr, can be rdud by incorporating lignin in ur dit.
It i l blivd tht they n ffr protective benefits fr th ml rrdutiv tm by wrding off cancers. Inttinl cancer might be rvntd b incorporating hlt and other compounds found in beans int th dit. Beans ntin ntixidnt, which hl to rtt the heart from damage ud b fr rdil, reduce inflmmtin, and help wund t hl. Garbanzo beans, r hik, as th r mmnl called, contain a high lvl f ntixidnt frm phyto-chemicals called nin. Chik r not nl a reliable ur of rtin nd flt, but can also hl l t lwr thir cholesterol lvl.
CHAPTER 2: HOW TO COOK BEANS
People wh eat beans n a rgulr basis hv th benefit f lwring thir hltrl lvl.
CHAPTER 2: HOW TO COOK BEANS
People wh eat beans n a rgulr basis hv th benefit f lwring thir hltrl lvl.
Th fact tht th are low in lri lu ntin a grt dl f fiber mk them an ideal hi for ur fat-burning diet and dil nutritin. When lking t urh drid bn, you want t shop t a grr store or mrkt tht d a lt of business it i bringing in frh goods all th time. Choose th freshest drid bn rthr than a rdut that's bn in th tr a r. Tr t find bn tht rn't vr ld. Thi might not be n tk, so you m have to dnd on ur market fr thir frhn. Yu will rliz th imrtn f buying fresh bn if u ever hv th xrin f cooking bn fr mn hur, nl t rliz tht th r still not kd.
Do you understand th rn wh? Th rn i tht th bn r not frh. Whnvr u bu beans in a whl fd market or n supermarket tht ll drid bn in bulk, int th rtl t mk rtin th hv lid nd look sanitary. Make sure u lk t if thr is n wdr rund bn tht come in bags. Thi indit th are not frh. Ch bn tht r intt rather than broken. Before king ur beans, u should lk t them rfull whn th r till dr, and rmv n xtr dbri, uh rk, insects, nd lum of dirt.
Yu'r ging to find m, hwvr it' t rmv n. Nxt, rinse ff the bn by utting thm in a lndr nd running cold wtr vr thm. After thi t, soak th bn for a minimum f n hur; king bn vrnight i vn bttr. You should lw soak any vrit f drid bn vrnight bfr you k thm. Cmmn knowledge dictates tht whn you soak beans fr a lngr tim period, u d nt nd t k thm as lng, nd they will u less gtri disturbance. Bn that are fresh nd recently ikd k u faster.
Prur cooked bn m b ud in certain ri to obtain a better rult. Yu n dd beans when preparing dih however you like. Yu will learn tht dding bn t n ri will dd additional hlth benefits. Th fllwing are a few quick ideas. I knw you will be bl t discover mn mr id on ur own. Beans are a fin addition t n u, ld, r casserole dih.
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