21. I thought about starting with dried beans and simmering them with thyme, garlic and fatty pork, but I wanted to take every possible shortcut. 22. I love lentils because they cook in a fraction of the time of other dried beans. 23. Imagine almost waist-high burlap bags of rice, of wheat, of three kinds of corn, of five kinds of dried beans in as many colors. 24. Insoluble fibers are found in whole grains, dried beans and peas, and most fruits and vegetables, especially those eaten with their skins. 25. It turns an abundant harvest into tomato sauce or applesauce, and softens dried beans with no presoaking. 26. Line pastry shell with foil, then fill with dried beans or uncooked rice. 27. Line with parchment paper or aluminum foil and fill with pastry weights or dried beans. 28. Lost in all of this rush is the fact that folic acid, in the form of folate, is plentiful in dried beans and fruits and vegetables. 29. Of course, grain-based foods and dried beans and peas are also plant foods that are associated with better health. 30. Phytic acid, another substance in foods like dried beans and peas, also depresses calcium absorption somewhat, but less than oxalic acid. |