Beans are protein-rich, sustainable, and delicious. Why doesn’t the US eat more of them?
Beans are protein-rich, sustainable, and delicious. Why doesn’t the US eat more of them?
Beans are high in protein, efficient to grow, and can even improve soil health. They cost less than conventional or new plant-based meats, and they’re increasingly getting attention among foodies.
Americans are afraid of farting but everyone else knows this is the secret to a long life.
Toot toot I m centuries old at this point.
Exactly this. My significant other avoids all beans due to the fear of flatulence
There is an actual study disproving that myth (that beans increase flatulence).
The issue is that so few are used to actually eating enough fiber, that they might have a temporary increase in gas when they introduce more for the first time.
Beans are good. I'm from Texas and there are a lot of people here who think chili with beans isn't real chili. They're full of shit (beans'd help with that too)
How do you guys cook ‘em?
Tofu (bean product tbf) -> fried or baked for most dishes, crumbled and refrigerated with mayo, dijon, and black salt for salads
Red kidney beans -> simmered along with the rest of the ingredients in chili
Garbanzo Beans/Chickpeas -> blended for hummus, same as kidney beans, but for curries and other South Asian dishes
If they are dried, soak it overnight and cook in on a preassure cooker. if they are fresh its easier to cook.
I add some baking soda to the soak or boiling pot so they'll soften up faster. explained here.
Soaked overnight and cooked the next afternoon while I'm finishing up work, since the texture of canned beans weirds me out a little. My favorite bean dish, which I just had tonight, is black beans + rice + onions + worcestershire sauce. During the cool seasons I make a lot of bean soups in the slow cooker, but currently it's "hoard the parmesan rinds in the freezer until it's soup season" season.
Beans and other legumes make up a very significant part of my diet these days. Healthy, cheap and tasty, what's not to love?
I'd love to but it fucks up m' gut, bobandy
I'm definitely one of the most picky eaters you'd ever met. I dislike it, primarily due of the texture. Having said that, I do enjoy hummus, if that counts.
Other legumes like the chickpeas used for hummus are great too
I love franks and beans.
I have recently found canned beans in tomato sauce, they are sooo good, I definitely recommend.
I eat them multiple times a day. I have absolutely zero problems with gas.
Once your gut bacteria gets used to having fiber, it's all good 👌