Become a healthier you with beans | PhitZone

Use your old bean

Not just the magical fruit. In fact they are not even a fruit. However, fabaceae seed just does not rhyme with toot.

As for being magical, well I do not know about that, but it is a pretty incredible source of nutrition. Beans are low in fat, contain no cholesterol, and in fact may help lower cholesterol in your blood.

Beans are high in protein (a quick source of energy), and high in complex carbohydrates (long lasting energy). In addition they are a wonderful source of vitamin B and Iron.

There are so many different varieties of beans available that there is sure to be at least a few out there that will agree with your taste.

Recipe

Tuscan Bean Soup

Ingredients

Navy Beans, Dry – 1 Lbs.

Extra-virgin olive oil – 4 Tbsp

Yellow onion, chopped – 1

Celery, chopped – 3 Stalks

Carrots, diced – 3

Garlic cloves, minced – 2

Chicken broth – 4 Cups

Bay leaf – 1

Sea Salt

Pepper, cracked

Directions

Soak the beans overnight with two inches of water covering the beans.

Drain and rinse the beans. Heat the olive oil in a soup pot and add onions. Cook on medium-high until onions begin to soften. Add the celery, carrots

and garlic and cook for ten minutes. Add in the stock, beans, bay leaf, and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer

for one hour.

Remove the bay leaf, and puree soup in a blender. Put back in pot, salt and pepper to taste.

Serve soup with a sprinkle of olive oil, and if desired some parmesan cheese.

Makes 6 servings

Calories Per serving 219g

Total Fat 10.3

Saturated Fat 1.9g

Polyunsaturated Fat 2.0g

Monounsaturated Fat 7.6g

Sodium 679g

Carbohydrates 26.6g

Protein 7.7g

**Note**

Nutritional values calculated at sparkrecipes.com.

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