Friday, May 22, 2015

How to incorporate more green beans into your diet

healthydailymail.com Green beans are available fresh, frozen or canned. Make sure to rinse and drain canned beans to reduce the sodium content up to 41%. When buying fresh, choose beans that are crisp and bright green in color. Refrigerate in a bag to maintain freshness. 

Add green beans to rice, vegetables, mini corn and peppers for a delicious stir-fry.
Quick tips: 
Green beans can be eaten fresh. Just snap or cut off each end and add to a salad or dip in your favorite hummus
Drizzle fresh green beans with olive oil, garlic and fresh cracked pepper and roast for 25 minutes, turning halfway through
Top fresh green beans with your favorite marinara sauce and sprinkle with fresh Parmesan or Romano cheese.

Potential health risks of consuming green beans
If you are taking blood-thinners such as Coumadin (warfarin) it is important that you do not suddenly begin to eat more or less foods containing vitamin K, which plays a large role in blood clotting.

It is the total diet or overall eating pattern that is most important in disease prevention and achieving good health. It is better to eat a diet with a variety than to concentrate on individual foods as the key to good health.


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