Beans on Toast?

1FitBabe
1FitBabe Posts: 111 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What would be the best brand of US bread and beans to duplicate this British style (vegetarian beans preferred) ?

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  • torizia
    torizia Posts: 140 Member
    I live in England and we use white bread and Heinz beans...I think you can get Heinz out there, but if not, I've had bushs vegetarian beans when I've been in Texas and they're good too!x
  • lyndalpn
    lyndalpn Posts: 151 Member
    We eat Heinz beans in Australia. But I skip the toast :)
  • Emtabo01
    Emtabo01 Posts: 672
    Vegetarian Bush's baked beans

    Whatever bread we have on hand, we like Dave's killer bread
  • dr3w_s
    dr3w_s Posts: 88 Member
    are there any beans made with meat?
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    are there any beans made with meat?

    Yes, Pork N Beans has a glob of pig fat stuck in the can.
  • dr3w_s
    dr3w_s Posts: 88 Member
    sounds delicious
  • heronfolder
    heronfolder Posts: 27 Member
    All the white bread I tried in the states was so sweet compared to brands like Hovis, Kingsmill, Warburtons etc.

    Maybe the best idea is to bake your own bread? Then you know exactly what's going in it. Also try beans on wholemeal bread. MMmmmm.
  • nicolab91
    nicolab91 Posts: 8
    Yep, I eat Heinz beans here in Australia.

    As an alternative to toast, try Corn Thins (they're like rice crackers, but corn). Less calories, same satisfaction!
  • lyndalpn
    lyndalpn Posts: 151 Member
    Yep, I eat Heinz beans here in Australia.

    As an alternative to toast, try Corn Thins (they're like rice crackers, but corn). Less calories, same satisfaction!

    But corn thins are highly processed and high GI so as a diabetic they are off limits for me. But otherwise not a bad idea!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,344 Member
    We eat Heinz beans in Australia. But I skip the toast :)

    SPC all the way!!!!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,344 Member
    stoopid double posting *kicks dirt*
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Okay. I always have dried beans, and I usually have a batch cooked up to use....I'm trying this for brekkie tomorrow...keep hearing this, and I'm trying to be more European. .. just beans? And toast? Nothing else, huh?
  • That_car_is_full_of_balloons
    That_car_is_full_of_balloons Posts: 135 Member
    I used to eat this a lot for breakfast because I hate breakfast foods and this might as well be lunch or dinner.

    I tried a lot of baked beans and the one I liked the most was Amy's.
    Trader Joe's baked beans are good but on the sweet side.
    Heinz (Made in England, check the label) is sold in some U.S. supermarkets. The U.S. version is different. I think it has HFCS.

    For the bread I used Ezekiel's. That bread tastes like dirt to me but when it's soaked with baked beans you hardly notice it.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Try whole wheat, nature's own or sourdough bread or find the lowest sugar USA brand you can as USA bread has a lot more sugar in it, apparently. Heinz beans are best. Here in the uk we have specialist shops that sell USA foods. Maybe you have something similar in the USA ? Don't forget to butter the bread as well before putting the beans on.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Okay. I always have dried beans, and I usually have a batch cooked up to use....I'm trying this for brekkie tomorrow...keep hearing this, and I'm trying to be more European. .. just beans? And toast? Nothing else, huh?

    Baked beans are not just beans though, they come in a tomato based sauce. And yes, don't forget to butter the toast.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    you can get the heinz beans in tomato sauce here in the US. I have like 10 cans in the cabinet right now.

    I like them on toasted wheat bread.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    This is interesting. I never knew this was a European thing. When I lived in Costa Rica it was really popular to eat toast with butter and beans on it for breakfast. It wasn't bad, actually.
  • droneofvelvet
    droneofvelvet Posts: 290 Member
    Buy a baked beans that uses tomato sauce, thats the special ingredient. If you have a stater brother's near you they sell the one Heinz imported from Britain. On my most recent trip I saw the vegetarian baked beans from Heinz (non imported) just sitting with the other beans so now it might be a staple? Ask your grocery store to stock it.
  • natalie412
    natalie412 Posts: 1,039 Member
    This is British? I grew up eating beans (usually some sort of pork 'n beans) on toast with a little ketchup and then cheese on top, melted and toasted in the oven. Yum. Still eat it on occasion.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    This is British? I grew up eating beans (usually some sort of pork 'n beans) on toast with a little ketchup and then cheese on top, melted and toasted in the oven. Yum. Still eat it on occasion.

    british beans on toast is vegetarian.
  • CarlieeBear
    CarlieeBear Posts: 325 Member
    This reminds me of the time the boyfriend of one of my college roommates frosted her b-day cake with beans...they didn't like it and our other roommate and I refused to try it.
  • hdjjones
    hdjjones Posts: 130 Member
    I don't necessarily think its British. My father always had bean sandwiches whenever we had a pot of beans. Cooked with onions, garlic and ham hocks. Always had a pot of beans after the Easter ham. (bone in of course):smooched: :smile:
  • CynthiasChoice
    CynthiasChoice Posts: 1,047 Member
    I've never heard of this! I'll have to give it a try. I read someone's suggestion once for fresh sliced peaches on whole grain toast. I thought it would be strange, but it's fantastic.

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