Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Hi everyone: As a relatively new vegetarian and diagnosed T2 Diabetic, I'm looking for ways other than Tofu to add some more protein to my diet. I have a pantry full of dried beans, peas, and lentils that I use for soups and other things. What I'm wondering is if any of the other dried beans in particular can be used in salads, beans like pinto, black-eyed beans and others. I've used canned black beans in some of salads and just love them. I apologize if this is a dumb question. I'm still finding my way around my two new worlds. Thank you for any help that you might have to offer. Sincerely, Cheri B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Hi Cheri! As a former T2 Diabetic, YES to beans!! I eat salad every day and I pretty much always include beans. My favorites are kidney and pinto, but I also use garbanzo, black beans, heck, pretty much any type of bean including some beans I bought in Brazil that aren't native around here. (So I don't even remember what they are called.) I don't use lentils in salads because they tend to get mushy, but I put lentils and split peas into soups. Good luck! Sharon (latest A1c - 5.4) Cheri B wrote: > Hi everyone: > > > > As a relatively new vegetarian and diagnosed T2 Diabetic, I'm looking for > ways other than Tofu to add some more protein to my diet. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Funny you should ask about the beans... We like to put black beans in rice with southwestern veggies and taco seasoning to make rice burritos - my 16 year old loves them. And we just had taco salad for lunch - 2 packets of Boca crumbles, a can of kidney beans drained and taco seasoning, served over chips with grated cheese, plain fat free yogurt, shredded lettuce and homemade salsa for lunch and he was just raving about it. ---- Cheri B 12/11/2007 11:10:47 AM Question about dried beans Hi everyone: As a relatively new vegetarian and diagnosed T2 Diabetic, I'm looking for ways other than Tofu to add some more protein to my diet. I have a pantry full of dried beans, peas, and lentils that I use for soups and other things. What I'm wondering is if any of the other dried beans in particular can be used in salads, beans like pinto, black-eyed beans and others. I've used canned black beans in some of salads and just love them. I apologize if this is a dumb question. I'm still finding my way around my two new worlds. Thank you for any help that you might have to offer. Sincerely, Cheri B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I love garbanzo beans in salad. Laurel At 11:43 AM 12/11/2007, you wrote: >What I'm wondering is if any of the other dried beans in particular can be >used in salads, beans like pinto, black-eyed beans and others. I've used >canned black beans in some of salads and just love them. Cheri B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Almost any dried beans can be used in salads. I love garbanzo beans, pinto beans, black-eyed peas, anasazi beans, and aduki beans in salads. > > At 11:43 AM 12/11/2007, you wrote: > > >What I'm wondering is if any of the other dried beans in particular can be > >used in salads, beans like pinto, black-eyed beans and others. I've used > >canned black beans in some of salads and just love them. Cheri B. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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