My entire life, I've lived off of canned beans... it's what my mom always bought. She'd buy the canned beans without any additives; however, I've never been too good at thoroughly rinsing all of the slime off after sitting in the can! I haven't heard anything about canned beans being bad; afterall, it's just beans soaked in water and then sealed in a can, but I decided to try soaking and cooking my own beans. Beans are a great source of protein, especially for vegans, and they also have been studied to aid in weightloss since they are high in fiber! So, if any of you want to try soaking your own beans, it's super easy! Just buy dry beans, put them in a jar of water overnight, then the next morning you place them in a boiling pot of water and let them simmer until soft! Soaking beans is SUPER beneficial for your health! The water actually washes off a lot of the sugars off of the beans so what's left afterwards is a highly-digestible superfood! Just make sure to really rinse them off after soaking (like rinsing them off after opening a can). Anyway, I paired the beans with a quinoa salad and I felt like a protein queen!!! I'm still going to eat canned beans- but since now I know what to do when soaking my own, I'll probably do that often as well!
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