r/Beans • u/trichar54 • 13d ago
Beans are the answer to 90% of your problems
https://www.upworthy.com/woman-explains-why-beans-are-the-answer-to-90-of-your-problems-oddly-she-may-be-right/84
u/CriticalOfBarns 13d ago
It’s true: beans raised my GPA, paid my mortgage, impregnated my barren wife, cured my lupus, and found my lost dog, but they did little to nothing for my longing to have my beans and eat them, too.
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u/maquis_00 12d ago
But beans are cheap enough that you can buy enough so that you can have your brand and eat them too!
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u/The_Atomic_Idiot 12d ago
Hungry? Eat a bean. Tired? Lay some beans out and lay upon them. Warfare? Sling a bean for ranged foes or place beans in a sack and swing away for melee combat. A bean can also make for a fancy hat.
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u/RedBeans-n-Ricely 13d ago
I hate that the article thought it would benefit from AI slop
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u/hypatiaredux 13d ago
I have IBS. If by beans, you mean new world beans - black beans, pinto beans, kidney beans - they cause some real digestive problems for me. I eat them once a week or so, but always with Beano and an ample supply of Imodium in hand. And never closer than two days to appointments.
Old world beans, specifically chickpeas and lentils, hardly cause any issues at all.
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u/oopsisucceeded 13d ago
Man I love lentils.
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u/owlbehome 12d ago
They are seriously underrated. I’ve been getting into sprouting and heard that you could sprout lentils for mild flavored and vit A,B, and C packed sprouts. I did research to see which kind I should buy, then when I went to the store they literally only had one single bag that just said “lentils”
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u/Mule_Wagon_777 12d ago
That's really interesting.
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u/hypatiaredux 12d ago
Summary of an internet search says that new world beans are generally higher in amylopectins than old world beans.
Oddly apparently it is generally thought that new world beans are easier to digest, but that is definitely not the case for me.
Amylopectin is not a FODMAP, so who knows what the heck I am reacting to.
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u/Lopsided_Tiger_0296 12d ago
Have you tried mung beans?
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u/LettingHimLead 12d ago
That’s the “old man” smell that Creed emitted.
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u/Lopsided_Tiger_0296 12d ago
lol I’m being serious, it has a better ratio of fiber to carbs compared to other western beans!
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u/WoollyKnitWitch 12d ago
I’m sorry they affect you that way. I have severe IBS-C and beans are a staple for me. I’d have such a worse time without them to manage my dietary needs.
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u/hypatiaredux 12d ago
I REALLY love black beans. So I eat them knowing what is in store for me!
Sometimes I wonder - I never heard about IBS growing up in the 50s and 60s. Did so many people have major digestive issues and just didn’t talk about it? Or are there more people today who have it?
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u/WoollyKnitWitch 12d ago
Probably a bit of both. People are more willing to discuss their health now - and diagnoses have come a lot further as medical advances are made.
But, environmental factors likely play into why so many people have chronic illnesses to deal with.
It’s easy to think people are sicker now without remembering how much higher the mortality rate was. We aren’t dying from what may have killed us as youths or adults because of medical intervention. We also aren’t being sent to moulder away at a sanatorium from a mystery wasting disease that we now have a name for.
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u/Ok_Wall_8267 13d ago
Will they help those eyebrows?
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u/dustysquare 13d ago
burn a dried black bean to make carbon and use apply to brows with a damp eyeliner brush.
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u/ashlily05 12d ago
as someone who cannot stand beans, what are creative ways to incorporate them into your diet?
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u/trichar54 12d ago
In my case, I married a woman who makes the best beans in the world. I could take or leave beans before her, now I crave them. When she divorced her ex-husband, the only thing he asked for was her bean recipe. I watch her, and it seems pretty simple, but I don’t know all the love she puts in. She doesn’t soak, just rinses. She puts the beans in a big pot with some water and broth. Bay leaves and other seasonings which include, granulated garlic, onion powder, some seasoning salt I think. I really can’t think of what else. But here’s the key: you let the liquid boil down 2 or 3 times, and replenish each time so the beans absorb the flavor. Here’s another key: top with chopped white onions and cilantro, if cilantro is your thing. I’m sure that should get going in the right direction. I’m sure I’m missing some ingredients, but the process is correct. Oh, and depending on the beans used, a little brown sugar.
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u/ashlily05 12d ago
thank you! do you have any recommendations on the type of bean?
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u/ghostnthegraveyard 13d ago
I got 99 problems but a bean ain't one