beans
chrisfuentes2005
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I want to have pinto beans are can stuff ok to have.
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Yes.0
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Have you tried the beans with jalapeños. Very good
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Do you cook your beans in a crock pot with meat0
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A lot of the canned beans have a ton of sodium in them. Just sayin in case you're one of the worlds population that is drastically affected hypertension wise with sodium.0
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Is there some particular reason you're wondering if they're okay?
I'm not sure I understand why you're asking.
For weight loss, all you have to do is watch your calories. Like someone else said, the canned stuff has tons of sodium, so if you're watching that, the beans will probably take up a lot of the salt you get that day. But if you're worried about the high-carb content, a serving of beans won't stop you from losing weight.
I love beans. They're the magical fruit!0 -
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Ok thank you0
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Reduced sodium canned beans are available if that is a concern.0
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I buy dry beans and soak them in water overnight. It works very well. 1/2 cup beans and other spices per recipe are completely cooked in 30 minutes with 2 cups of water. No added sodium, if you buy your beans dry.
Eating at a deficit is required in order to lose body weight. Beans are good for fiber and other nutrients
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Just weigh your portion and log it. You'll see if it's putting you over your calorie count or not.0
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I eat tons of beans! Love them for fiber, flavor, potassium and will eat low sodium canned often. I usually only eat a 130g serving because they are calorie dense.0
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If you drain and rinse canned beans; are you removing most of the sodium?0
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The_Invisible_Boy wrote: »A lot of the canned beans have a ton of sodium in them. Just sayin in case you're one of the worlds population that is drastically affected hypertension wise with sodium.
That's the down side. I like beans, but have yet to find canned stuff that is low sodium. And since I'm often an impulse type of person, soaking beans and the extra prep time just usually wouldn't be in the cards. Maybe I'll try doing a big batch that way and freeze them, but they better defrost and reheat in a hurry or I'll abandon that and stick with canned!
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When I read this, I assumed the concern was about leeching chemicals from canned food into the food? (My parents use to talk about this a lot, for some reason.) If so, this is not a prevalent concern and not something to worry about0
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I forgot to mention that I read about tests that claimed , if you drain and rinse canned beans you can reduce its sodium content by 40%. I love canned chick peas in my hummus.0
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robertw486 wrote: »The_Invisible_Boy wrote: »A lot of the canned beans have a ton of sodium in them. Just sayin in case you're one of the worlds population that is drastically affected hypertension wise with sodium.
That's the down side. I like beans, but have yet to find canned stuff that is low sodium. And since I'm often an impulse type of person, soaking beans and the extra prep time just usually wouldn't be in the cards. Maybe I'll try doing a big batch that way and freeze them, but they better defrost and reheat in a hurry or I'll abandon that and stick with canned!
Goya, Eden, and several store brands make a no salt added canned bean.0 -
And http://www.budgetbytes.com/2010/12/how-to-kick-the-can-of-beans/ is a great step by step on how to make your own beans and freeze them.0
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robertw486 wrote: »The_Invisible_Boy wrote: »A lot of the canned beans have a ton of sodium in them. Just sayin in case you're one of the worlds population that is drastically affected hypertension wise with sodium.
That's the down side. I like beans, but have yet to find canned stuff that is low sodium. And since I'm often an impulse type of person, soaking beans and the extra prep time just usually wouldn't be in the cards. Maybe I'll try doing a big batch that way and freeze them, but they better defrost and reheat in a hurry or I'll abandon that and stick with canned!
Have you tried a pressure cooker?
I still buy canned beans, but I often cook and can them in a pressure canner too. Then I can control sodium.0 -
They could have BPA or other chemicals so maybe that's a concern, as well as sodium. But overall, just rinse them and you should be fine to eat them.0
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