The Health Benefits of Lima Beans Lima beans, also known as butter beans, are in the legume family. Many people enjoy the taste of lima beans when they are served in dishes such as succotash. However you are probably not aware of the many health benefits lima beans can offer your body. Just like most ...
Should you avoid starchy carbs on a diet? A lot of dieters say good-bye to their favorite potatoes, corn on the cob and even lima beans when they go on a low-carb diet. But not all starchy carbs are created equal. As long as you time your carbs, avoid the starchy carbs made up of ...
Lima beans– also called butter beans–are fast becoming a gardening favorite. This vegetable is native to Central America and South America and need fairly warm temperatures to grow. Plant lima beans after the last killing frost of spring. You can plant seeds indoors in starting trays or in a greenhouse three to four weeks before ...
When we think of healthy side dishes to go along with our meals we usually think about salads, rice, vegetables, fruits, cottage cheese or slices of whole wheat bread with butter, but rarely do we think about beans. Beans of all kinds are excellent side dishes to our meals because they are loaded with health ...
I love vegetables and I like trying different brands of canned vegetables. I recently purchased a can of Del Monte Green Lima Beans at my local grocery store. I wanted to see if these lima beans were tasty! Here is what I discovered! Del Monte Green Lima Beans cost around one dollar for a fifteen ...
One of the latest trends in kitchen decorating accessories is filled bottles containing colorful veggies, fruit, whole spices, and herbs. Many people do not know what the mystery liquid is that saturates and preserves the color and shape of the contents, and they buy expensive ready-made varieties instead of trying to make their own. The ...
My Mama made the best butter beans in the entire world. Of course, being from the South, she cooked them until they were mushy and soft. She served them just dripping with butter and lightly salted. I am pretty sure that lightly salted in the South means a totally different thing than it does up ...
While many people monitor their intake of fat, carbohydrates and other less desirable sources of calories, far fewer keep track of the beneficial substances they consume on a daily basis. Fiber, for example, is an essential part of your diet, whether it is taken in fruits, vegetables and other foods or in supplements. Certain types ...
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that as many as one in six teenage girls may have iron levels low enough to affect mental growth. For toddlers the numbers may be as high as one in 14. Iron deficiency is easily preventable through an iron-rich diet. Although iron supplements may be the easiest way to ...
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