confused about beans!

atxdee

Tomorrow I thought i would eat beans instead of red meat. And I figure I make tostadas or some ppl call them chalupas. I am making them with just white corn tortillas, fat free cheese and beans..

I scanned the pinto bean bag and says 1/4 cup is 60 calories. sodium is 15,protein is 7 etc.. SO I am wondering? after they are cooked, are nutritional values all the same, or do they change? AND is 1/4 cup the same amount dry as it will be weighed in after it is cooked? Anyone know about this? Oh yes and not to mention I will put them in the pan and smash them too. So yea I been researching and the more I do the more I get confused.

minkakross

If you are making dry bean they are referring to dry measurements. The only way I have figured out how to cook them is to measure them into the pot including any extra salt I cook them with, then measure them when they are done cooking. So for example say I measure 4 servings into the pot to cook and when they are done I measure them again and divide the amount by 4. If I were going to mash them I imagine the results of dividing them would give me the same results. Good luck and if you find a better way to do dry beans let me know.

paj315

1 cup dry beans usually (depending on the kind of bean) equals 2.5 cups cooked beans. Hope that helps!

ltlemermaid

If you are making dry bean they are referring to dry measurements. The only way I have figured out how to cook them is to measure them into the pot including any extra salt I cook them with, then measure them when they are done cooking. So for example say I measure 4 servings into the pot to cook and when they are done I measure them again and divide the amount by 4. If I were going to mash them I imagine the results of dividing them would give me the same results. Good luck and if you find a better way to do dry beans let me know.

^this...also I use the recipe calculator on here to help keep track of the changes/additions and keep my calorie count accurate. Ex: I would enter your meal as tostada/chalupa and put in the ingredients for the entire dish, and # of servings-this makes it very easy to add to your diary on here without always having to do the math...

atxdee

thanks ladies, and is the nutrional value remain or do I lose some?