With the price of food skyrocketing
I chose to plant a little smarter this year.
I wanted all the fresh veggies throughout the summer
and of course I will be canning
but this year I wanted to grow more beans
to dry and store.
Did you know that one cup of beans has 40 grams of protein?
Did you know that one cup of black beans (two servings)
has 115% of your daily value of fiber?
Black beans in particular have antioxidant properties
that can reduce your risk of many types of cancer.
Do you know that beans are packed with large amounts of
thiamine, folate, vitamin B6 and niacin?
And they also contain
calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium,
phosphorus, zinc and manganese?
phosphorus, zinc and manganese?
Beans have been proven to lower cholesterol
and prevent spikes in blood sugar.
Beans have been very successful in reducing risk of colon cancer.
The Hidatsa Shield was planted a week after the others
and haven't emerged yet.
You can read about this bean here.
and haven't emerged yet.
You can read about this bean here.
If you avoid beans due to embarrassing gas problems after eating them,
consider how you are preparing and cooking the beans.
A good, long, slow soak that loosens the skin on the bean
will also release some of the gas causing oligosaccherides.
Be sure to pour off the soak water before cooking
and add fresh. Also anything you can do to break
down the fibers even more, like mashing (e.g. refried beans) will help.
down the fibers even more, like mashing (e.g. refried beans) will help.
And, as with everything in life
enjoy in moderation.
This is only a partial list of the beans I am growing this year.
How about you? What are your favorite beans?
15 comments:
i like a good pot of beans - with cornbread or hot bread. mmm. :)
How fun to see them coming up-Love me some beans! Right now I have dry pintos, great northern and navy beans in the closet (looked long and hard at limas on Saturday...). I only planted string beans in my mini garden, bet they're up by the weekend:@)
I'm just planting green beans. I love beans. My kids do too. I big kettle of bean soup with corn bread - now you can't beat that. I am interested int he painted pony is it a calico bean?
I love beans and the more you eat the more you toot! sandie♥
The Painted Pony beans are brown and white. They stay that color even after cooking.
Pintos for us. And no, I did not know all you know about beans. Thanks
I love Black beans but Kidney Beans in a salad with Ranch dressing is a summer favorite for me.
How exciting things are popping up out of the ground. Yay for things growing!!
@ 3Beeze Homestead
You are the bean lady! I have never heard of some of these varieties. Going to be good eatin' at your house, that's for sure!
We're trying our hand at growing Contender and Blue Lake bush beans this year in our garden. I'm getting ready to post some pics of some adorable litle green beans that are only about an inch long. They are so cute! Can't wait to be snappin' and cannin' later this summer.
For canned beans I really like Romas.
I forget what type I grew last year, but we didn't like them. I planted peas this time instead.
i love blackeyes, limas and pintos,
Love all your little sprouts! :)
I planted Mexican Red Beans one year and they were really good. I haven't planted dry beans in several years though. We actually have the Bonita Bean Company near us and they sell Pintos and 9-Bean Mix at a real reasonable price.
we love beans...pinto..black...speckled butter beans...navy...great northern...ususally have some sort of bean at every meal...you are so right about the price of food...every time I go to the store it's higher..
Nice. I really like beans, some of my favorites are Kidney, Navy & Black.
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