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Healthy Bean List with Bean Nutrition & Calories


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The healthy bean list below shows you bean nutrition and bean calories plus the many healthy benefits of beans.

And since bean calories are low and healthy bean nutrition is high, you can choose freely from this list of beans.

Are beans healthy for you? Absolutely! Actually, the humble healthy bean is a nutritionist's dream. Here are reasons you should eat more beans:

•    Beans are high in fiber. You get approximately 8 grams of fiber in ½ cup of cooked healthy beans – over a quarter of your daily fiber needs. And these high fiber foods help you avoid constipation, achieve healthy permanent weight loss and prevent most degenerative diseases.

•    Bean fat content is low. Other than in soybeans, the fat in beans is practically non-existent. And the nutritious oils in soybeans still only come to about 12% of soybean calories. That's low!

•    Beans are high in protein. Soybeans have "complete" protein and other beans contain high levels of all but one of the necessary amino acids (methionine) that makes protein "complete". But even though methionine is low in beans, all you have to do is eat some whole grain bread or brown rice on the same day to "complete" the protein in beans.

•    Bean nutrition is high. Besides fiber, protein and other nutrients, beans are rich in iron (helps prevent anemia), magnesium (important for heart and bone health) and nerve-soothing B vitamins (especially folic acid, which helps prevent cancer, heart disease and birth defects).
 
•    Beans are low in calories. A single serving of filling, low calorie, high protein healthy beans can tame your appetite for hours.

But watch out for excessive salt (sodium) levels in many brands of canned beans. Always make sure you buy only no-salt or low-sodium varieties.

Healthy Bean List with Bean Nutrition & Bean Calories

On the list of beans below, you'll find bean calories, protein (listed in grams) and fiber (grams). Beans also have an abundance of healthy carbohydrates and, except for soybeans, practically no fat.

Healthy Bean List Serving      Calories Protein  Fiber
Adzuki, dry  ¼ cup  130 8 5
Adzuki, cooked  ½ cup 147 9 8
Black, dry ¼ cup  70 9 15
Black, cooked ½ cup  113 8 8
Black-eyed  Peas, dry ¼ cup  90 9 10
Black-eyed  Peas, cooked ½ cup  100 7 6
Fava (Broad), dry  ¼ cup  70 7 12
Fava (Broad), cooked ½ cup  93 7 5
Garbanzo (Chickpeas), dry ¼ cup  160 9 8
Garbanzo, cooked ½ cup  134 7 3
Great Northern, dry ¼ cup  160 10 18
Great Northern, cooked ½ cup  104 7 6
Kidney, dry ¼ cup  160 11 10
Kidney, cooked ½ cup  112 8 7
Lentil, dry ¼ cup  150 10 7
Lentil, cooked ½ cup  115 9 8
Lima, dry ¼ cup  70 8 15
Lima, cooked ½ cup  115 7 7
Mung, dry ¼ cup  160 11 9
Mung, cooked ½ cup  106 7 8
Navy, dry ¼ cup  170 12 13
Navy, cooked ½ cup  129 8 3
Pinto, dry ¼ cup  150 9 10
Pinto, cooked ½ cup  117 7 7
Popcorn, raw ¼ cup  170 5 7
Soybean, dry ¼ cup  160 12 4
Soybean, cooked ½ cup  149 14 5
Split Peas, dry ¼ cup  160 12 4
Split Peas, cooked ½ cup  116 8 8
White, dry ¼ cup  70 8 14
White, cooked ½ cup  124 9 6

Also include other healthy beans, such as green beans and snow peas.

Studies show that those who eat plenty of beans from this healthy bean list, along with other high fiber food, may have as much as a 60-point drop in cholesterol. So start adding more bean nutrition to your daily diet – today!
 
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