Who knew baked beans were good for you :D

littlemegzz
littlemegzz Posts: 292 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
You know how they (the man) would always say baked beans are good for you. Surprise, surprise - they are good for you. I love that I just had one of my favourite all-time meals of a toasted baked beans and cheese sandwich and it was only 333cal.

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  • littlemegzz
    littlemegzz Posts: 292 Member
    You know how they (the man) would always say baked beans are good for you. Surprise, surprise - they are good for you. I love that I just had one of my favourite all-time meals of a toasted baked beans and cheese sandwich and it was only 333cal.

    oh - AND I added a little extra cheese than a normal serve, because cheese is soo yummy.
  • Lisa_222
    Lisa_222 Posts: 301 Member
    Maybe good for me, but not good for anybody around me....
  • scinamon1
    scinamon1 Posts: 158 Member
    living on a student diet of beans on toast and, occasionally, toast on beans (just for variation) this is very good news!
  • emergencytennis
    emergencytennis Posts: 864 Member
    Baked beans are one of nature's super foods. Protein, fibre, all that good stuff. The kiddoes slurp them up with smiles on their ketchupy faces, man how I love baked beans.
  • cawood2
    cawood2 Posts: 177 Member
    I just made some on the weekend! :) Mmmm, tasty!
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Nothing better than beans on toast or crumpets x
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    careful, the anti-sodium army won't like this
  • mslack01
    mslack01 Posts: 823 Member
    I usually use the vegetarian baked beans. I love beans and yep beans are really good for you!!!
  • emergencytennis
    emergencytennis Posts: 864 Member
    careful, the anti-sodium army won't like this

    Waah, what if we buy salt-reduced?
  • kaetmarie
    kaetmarie Posts: 668 Member
    :laugh:
    careful, the anti-sodium army won't like this
  • Aegelis
    Aegelis Posts: 237 Member
    Only because it hasn't been said yet:

    "Beans, beans, the magical fruit
    The more you eat, the more you toot
    The more you toot, the better you feel
    So we have beans at every meal!"

    Or Brak from Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast if you're so inclined:

    "Here's a lovely song about my favorite food!
    Lima, lentil, soy and pinto
    Navy, northern and garbonzo
    Kidneys and frijoles negros
    I love beans

    I love beans, woo woo woo
    I love beans, how about you?
    High in fiber, low in fat
    Hey I betcha didn't know that!

    When I eat beans, I sit in my own little cloud
    Nobody comes to visit me, in my little cloud
    I don't know why, maybe it's 'cause I'm cuttin' muffins
    Because....

    I love beans, hey hey hey
    I love beans EVERYDAY
    Beans are an excellent source of protein
    I love beans, dinky doo!"
  • Siannah
    Siannah Posts: 456 Member
    Bakes beans on a jacket potato: heaven!
  • Juliebean_1027
    Juliebean_1027 Posts: 713 Member
    careful, the anti-sodium army won't like this

    Waah, what if we buy salt-reduced?

    Then you can just add salt to them later if you like. :wink:
  • david_swinstead
    david_swinstead Posts: 271 Member
    Yea definitely get the reduced salt ones. Otherwise they're all good :)
  • ahealthy4u
    ahealthy4u Posts: 442 Member
    You know how they (the man) would always say baked beans are good for you. Surprise, surprise - they are good for you. I love that I just had one of my favourite all-time meals of a toasted baked beans and cheese sandwich and it was only 333cal.


    Just thinking of that makes me hungry mmmmm yummy. I like making baked bean bread.. but yes baked beans are very good for you just wish I could get my family to eat more, that and my S/O he is allergice to some beans. So I don't buy them as much as I should.:sad:
  • BPayton27
    BPayton27 Posts: 626 Member
    I feel like such an idiot. I did not realize that baked beans were good for you. I have been missing out. My family will just have to deal with the side effects.
  • mereid
    mereid Posts: 1 Member
    Morning, noon, or night, hot or cold....LOVE THEM! :love:
  • cydonian
    cydonian Posts: 361 Member
    I wish I could find a kind locally that isn't loaded with sugar! I think the vegetarian ones by some off brand (Hannaford? I can't remember) has little to no sugar, and it's just a basic tomato sauce. I'll eat those! My husband is from England so he came over and here and was like "what is with all of this junk in your beans?!" haha.
  • brit49
    brit49 Posts: 461 Member
    I wish I could find a kind locally that isn't loaded with sugar! I think the vegetarian ones by some off brand (Hannaford? I can't remember) has little to no sugar, and it's just a basic tomato sauce. I'll eat those! My husband is from England so he came over and here and was like "what is with all of this junk in your beans?!" haha.




    He can get the British beans on line. and all the other British treats! The only one I eat!! Too mush extra stuff in America
  • mea9
    mea9 Posts: 561 Member
    You can make your own from scratch. Cheaper, healthier and you can use different kinds of beans for variety. You can also choose how much salt you use:tongue:

    Edit to add: gas need not be a problem if you rinse the beans a few times in the soaking process and discard the water they were soaking in (use fresh water) before cooking.
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