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Recipe: Easy Beans and Greens

June 18, 2020

Easy Beans and Greens

Prep Time: 10 minute
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 2-3 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of pre-cooked beans (black, pinto, red, kidney – your choice)
  • 1 bunch greens (collard, bok choy, kale, spinach – your choice)
  • Your favorite toppings, such as salsa, avocado or guacamole and sour cream

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, heat drained beans. Add your favorite seasonings, if desired.

2. Fill a separate medium saucepan with 1-2 inches of water and bring to a boil.

3. Wash and chop greens (you can use the stems, too) and add to boiling water.

4. Cook for 2-3 minutes until greens are bright green and tender. Drain off water.

5. On a plate, arrange a portion of the greens, top with a portion of the beans and finish with toppings of your choice.

Food Focus: Beans

February 8, 2011

Food Focus: Beans

(This article appeared in the February, 2011 issue of A Healthy You.)

Beans. They are good for the heart. Beans are found in most traditional cultures as a staple food, offering grounding and strengthening properties that enhance endurance:
Beans, or legumes, which include peas and lentils, are an excellent source of plant-based protein. They offer a highly usable, highly absorbable source of calcium for the body. A very inexpensive source of high nutrition, beans can be rich, delicious and satisfying

Lack Sexual Energy?

Lack of sexual energy is often due to overtaxed adrenal glands and kidneys. Beans are known for strengthening these organs (ever noticed the shape of a bean?) and can help restore vital energy as well as sexual energy.

Worried about gas?

Beans have a reputation for causing digestive distress, but this is usually because they have been undercooked or improperly prepared. To help reduce gas-forming properties, soak beans overnight prior to cooking, increase cooking time, add spices like bay leaf, oregano or cumin, or add kombu (a sea vegetable) when cooking.

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