I HATE Beans, but want to eat them...

Rice + Beans!! love it. Sautee up some onions and jalapenos, cook til tender, add the beans, cook a few more minutes, serve over rice.

In general though, you don't need to eat a food if you don't like it, even if it is healthy. If it really turns your stomach that much, just eat somethin' else! There are plenty of other ways to get your fiber and protein/carbs (beans have a good amount of both.)

Puree them! They add great body to soups and sauces. Also do you like lentils? They are very healthy and full of good quality protein. (complete protein if they are sprouted!)
Lentil dal or chana masala (look up recipes on food.com, they're easy if you have the spices in your cabinet) are the most delicious foods on the planet.

Lentils were my "gateway bean". They don't have quite the same texture as other beans, have a kind of 'nutty' taste and are really easy to cook. This looks like a good recipe to start with: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/lentil-soup/ It sounds very similar to one that I make.

Look up a recipe for unfried refried beans.... I like them much more than refried beans in a Mexican restaurant. I smear them in tortillas, add cheese and it's a quick and easy dinner or lunch.
Also, try to cook the dried beans yourself. I find beans in a can mushy, but if I soak and then cook beans in a crockpot all day, they have a much better texture. I can then add them to things, make a side salad out of them, add them to meatloaf, soups, etc.

Mexican bean lasagne thing... Serves 4:

BASIC INGREDIENTS
6 soft tortillas (the small long life ones)
2 x cans black beans (400g each)
2 x cans tomatoes with chilli (400g each)
1 x packet fajita seasoning
70g Mexicana or cheddar, grated

OPTIONAL EXTRAS
1 sliced onion
A few mushrooms
Crushed garlic

Oven to gas 4 or 5

If using extras, fry the onions in a little oil, adding water if it gets a bit sticky

Add the mushrooms and garlic and soften for a couple of minutes

Id not using extras, just start with the drained beans in a pan and start to warm through, and add the fajita seasoning

Add the tinned tomatoes and warm through.

Slice the tortillas in half. Put a third of the bean and tomato mix at the bottom of a 30cm sq tin, add a little cheese and a layer of cheese. Repeat twice more and finish with cheese on top of tortillas.

Will only take around 15 mins in the oven as the mix is already hot. I love this dinner, easily halfed to serve two and if I do this I use a loaf tin to cook it in :-)

Yeah I know, but I don't eat much meat at all, and was actually vegetarian for 3 years, but couldn't do it because I refused to eat beans.

I'm a vegetarian but rarely eat beans, just don't have time to cook them, but don't mind eating them. Being a vegetarian has nothing to do with eating beans. lol

WHY would you eat something you loathe?
Eat what you like, in moderation.
Your tastes do change somewhat, as you eat healthier and get more fit.
Like....I have started to eat steamed veggies at breakfast, and I actually love it.
Never did that before.

I don't eat things I don't like and have taught me sons the same thing. One son, when he was five, kept making faces as he ate asparagus and I told him he didn't have to eat it. "Yes, I do!" he told me. "They're good for me!" Life is too short to eat stuff you don't like. No one food is absolutely essential to health. For example, cruciferous vegetables are good, but some (broccoli) I won't eat and others (cabbage) I will. :-)

bush's baked beans are yummy!











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try Crispy Chickpeas..they are oven roasted until Crispy, totally different texture. There are tons of recipes for them. Find one you like and try it. Also if its the mushiness, I find black beans are firmer and tastier. I like beans, in general though. I find Cottage cheese to be a good protein source, you said vegetarian, not vegan Quinoa is pretty yummy too, and has good protein. I hate the texture of plain cottage cheese but have found if I process it until smooth and use it to make stuff or top stuff it's pretty good. Sweet potato topped with cottage cheese(pureed) and cinnamon with a bit of no-cal sweetener or honey is delicious and 1/2 C cottage cheese has about 12 gms of protein in about 100 cals(lowfat kind) I'm not vegetarian, but grew up going to a school that did not serve meat and attending a church that encouraged vegetarian diet. I struggle to get a decent balance of protein, I rarely pack meat for work. I mostly eat it when I have meals with my Husband. I use a protein powder with 25 gms in 140 cals to make smoothies, dips for fruit, to help get enough. My diary is open.

i love white beans in a can, opt for low sodium and u can add some lean ham to it and mix with salad or soup,my 2 years old and i love them

I used to like beans, like hummus or black bean soup, but would get agonizing um, gas. Asked myself: why are you doing this? Body doesn't like. So no more beans. Somehow I've managed to live and thrive without so-called wonderful beans.

If you don't like them, don't eat them. Find another healthy food like carrots. Lettuce. Squash. Tomatoes. etc.