THE HEALTHY GREEN BEANS

The green bean. I love it, raw right off of the vine. Or cut up in some hamburger stew. It's a healthy vegetable, a great source for fiber, potassium, and folate, and excellent source of protein, iron, and zinc. It contains a lot of antioxidants. Good for diabetics, and hypertension sufferers. Eating it raw will give you its fullest nutritional value. Or poach it quickly to preserve all of the good stuff you need. It's also a source of protein. If you want to go meatless, eating beans is another alternative and much cleaner.

To eat healthy, eat the green beans raw. If you are cooking meats and want this inside. Let's say you are making a beef stew. Once your stew is ready, trim some green beans, cut them up, and toss them into the pot. It will not over cook but it will soften a little and retain more of the nutrients as opposed to cooking it for long periods of time.

Tofu with a little soy sauce and a little garlic, ginger, and a tad of brown sugar is delicous, and adding in raw green beans makes it totally heatlhy, get some fiber and protein from both foods. You'll drop your weight, blood pressure and lower you blood sugar quickly. Just don't drink a soda afterwards. 

Green beans growing on the plant

Harvested green beans

Cut and trimmed green beans cooked

Pickeled green beans

Canned green beans

Let's all cook and eat healthier, and green beans is good for you. Shop for fresh and organic if you can, it may be a little more out of your wallet. If you can't get organic, try and get some that are grown locally, from someone you know that doesn't use dangerous pesticides.

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