WHY BEANS SHOULD BE A MUST FOR YOU?

WHY YOU MUST EAT BEANS TODAY?
Beans are low in fat. They are loaded with nutrients. Beans have more protein than other vegetables. Beans are full of energy-sustaining complex carbohydrates, folate, and fiber and they even provided good amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium.
That’s not all. Beans have the unique ability to provide energy over a sustained period of time by being slowly released into your blood stream. Moreover, they are an excellent source of protein, vitamins, minerals and complex carbohydrates.
This is a good news to vegetarians- beans are very low in fat and virtually sodium free. People who eat a lot of legumes are less likely to have high blood pressure. Did you know that many studies have shown that high potassium and magnesium intakes are vital for healthy blood pressure levels? That the beans’ potassium, magnesium and folate are likely to protect the heart?
In case you don’t know, beans also contain health-boosting resistant starches. These carbohydrates do not break down the way other starches do and in many ways, they act like fiber. In large intestine, they increase the bulk of the stool, speed up transit time and provide food for friendly bacteria.
When cooking your beans, you should soak it and change the water from time to time. This helps to get rid of indigestible complex sugar that create gas in your intestine. It also helps to cook the beans thoroughly, until they can be easily mashed with a fork.
Beans should best be taken as lunch in order to break down the complex carbohydrates that act like fiber. Bread, yam or custard come in handy and don’t forget that the mode of preparation determines the taste.