Campbell’s has long been known for its delicious soups, but I have discovered something else Campbell’s sells that is – I have to say it – “Mmm Mmm Good!” Campbell’s Pork & Beans make a great snack for those on the go and also a great way to power up at home.
Campbell’s Pork & Beans, which come in handy size I like—an 8-ounce pop-top can—are easy to carry around and full of protein. It seems there are few snacks like these Campbell’s Pork & Beans, which offer a whopping 7 grams of fiber, 6 grams of protein, less than 5 milligrams of cholesterol, only 1.5 grams of total fat and just 8 grams of sugar per four-ounce serving.
Something that many people will find especially convenient about these handy Campbell’s Pork & Beans is that the eight-ounce cans have an easy-to-open pop-top ring, which allows you to open the can by simply pulling up a ring tab then pulling the lid right off the can. That’s right—no need for can openers here. While you can safely eat Campbell’s Pork & Beans at room temperature, these really taste best when heated. I have tried Campbell’s Pork & Beans at room temperature and they taste fine unheated (that is, they taste like room-temperature beans!); however, when served hot, Campbell’s Pork & Beans are very tasty, moist, soft (not mushy), and make for a delicious snack. Definitely, I recommend that you eat these beans hot.
While many people prefer to rigidly stick to eating by the “serving size,” I personally have a hard time eating just four ounces of pork and beans. I tend to eat the entire eight-ounce can(!) Of course, if you eat the whole eight-ounce can, then you can get more than half your daily fiber (56%), and fiber seems to be something that is hard to squeeze into some people’s diets.
Of course, when eating pork and beans, this question often comes up: “where’s the pork?” (hmm…doesn’t this line brings up memories of a 1980s ad campaign for a famous fast-food company?). I have inspected my Campbell’s Pork & Beans many times for any physical evidence of pork, and frankly I have yet to find anything that substantially resembles pork. However, one can distinctively taste pork in Campbell’s Pork & Beans. And, yes, there actually is pork in this tasty Campbell’s snack. In fact while pork is the seventh ingredient listed on the back of the can, it is not “pork flavor”—it IS bona fide pork!
Campbell’s Pork & Beans can be easily microwaved, as the back of the can says it takes just 1 to 1-1/2 minutes at high to heat these pork & beans. I usually use a sauce pan and the stove top to heat up Campbell’s Pork & Beans; it takes about 3-5 minutes at medium-high to get the beans simmering (of course, cooking times may vary depending on your stove).
