Comments on: Beans Beans and More Beans – How we plan to reduce our grocery bill http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/ Debt Credit & Personal Finance | Bible Help Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:09:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michelhttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-8276 Michel Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:19:11 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-8276 I live in Brazil. People here eat black beans every single day. Regardless of social class. Everybody uses pressure cookers for beans. But I don't think beans alone can replace meat (i mean in the broad sense, beef, chicken, fish) effectively. I would say I have witness that it cannot. Because the very poor buy beans but cannot buy meat, and you can see the malnutrition before your eyes, you know. Lack of protein. I live in Brazil.
People here eat black beans every single day. Regardless of social class.
Everybody uses pressure cookers for beans.
But I don’t think beans alone can replace meat (i mean in the broad sense, beef, chicken, fish) effectively. I would say I have witness that it cannot. Because the very poor buy beans but cannot buy meat, and you can see the malnutrition before your eyes, you know. Lack of protein.

]]> By: Grocery Hacks - How To Save Money on Groceries | Debt Free Adventure!http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-1598 Grocery Hacks - How To Save Money on Groceries | Debt Free Adventure! Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:02:17 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-1598 [...] a HUGE change and a HUGE benefit for us.  You should definitely increase the amount you use.  Beans are cheap, healthy and delicious.  They are much healthier and less expensive than [...] [...] a HUGE change and a HUGE benefit for us.  You should definitely increase the amount you use.  Beans are cheap, healthy and delicious.  They are much healthier and less expensive than [...]

]]> By: Matt Jabshttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-1481 Matt Jabs Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:03:53 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-1481 Thanks Meg, excellent info. Thanks Meg, excellent info.

]]> By: Meghttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-1479 Meg Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:25:11 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-1479 About the reason why beans make you fart. It isn't because of the fiber. It's because some of the sugars are indigestible, until they reach certain microbes naturally occurring in our intestines, which then digest these sugars which we were unable to, and the byproducts of that bacterial digestion is gas. Beano works to reduce gas by using an enzyme specific to one of these otherwise indigestible sugars, that breaks it down into simple sugars we can digest.Other ways to reduce gas, are: According to Cooks' Illustrated, the "quick soak" method, whereby you bring dry unsoaked beans to a boil, turn off heat, let stand one hour, then drain that liquid, add fresh water, and this time cook as you would properly soaked beans, gets rid of the bulk of those indigestible sugars.Others claim that cooking beans with kombu (a type of kelp) tenderizes them and reduces gas, but I don't know whether this has been substantiated.Hope this helps! About the reason why beans make you fart. It isn’t because of the fiber. It’s because some of the sugars are indigestible, until they reach certain microbes naturally occurring in our intestines, which then digest these sugars which we were unable to, and the byproducts of that bacterial digestion is gas.
Beano works to reduce gas by using an enzyme specific to one of these otherwise indigestible sugars, that breaks it down into simple sugars we can digest.

Other ways to reduce gas, are:
According to Cooks’ Illustrated, the “quick soak” method, whereby you bring dry unsoaked beans to a boil, turn off heat, let stand one hour, then drain that liquid, add fresh water, and this time cook as you would properly soaked beans, gets rid of the bulk of those indigestible sugars.

Others claim that cooking beans with kombu (a type of kelp) tenderizes them and reduces gas, but I don’t know whether this has been substantiated.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: peterhttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-1468 peter Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:58:37 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-1468 A pressure cooker will cut the cooking time significantly. I picked one up at the thrift store for $8. A pressure cooker will cut the cooking time significantly. I picked one up at the thrift store for $8.

]]> By: Katie @ Kitchen Stewardshiphttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-1191 Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:01:32 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-1191 Me too! I posted on using beans because of nutrition and frugality too. If you need a few more recipes, try here: http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/04/06/monday-mission-legume-recommend-some-beans/ .-= Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/07/21/recipe-connection-sausage-spinach-pasta-toss/" rel="nofollow">Recipe Connection: Sausage Spinach Pasta Toss</a> =-. Me too! I posted on using beans because of nutrition and frugality too. If you need a few more recipes, try here: http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/04/06/monday-mission-legume-recommend-some-beans/
.-= Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship´s last blog ..Recipe Connection: Sausage Spinach Pasta Toss =-.

]]> By: Emergency Fund Is For Emergencies ONLY - 5 Ways To Leave It Alone | Debt Free Adventure!http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-970 Emergency Fund Is For Emergencies ONLY - 5 Ways To Leave It Alone | Debt Free Adventure! Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:49:05 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-970 [...] Cell phone - lower your cell phone minutes down and begin using Skype over your Internet connection Eat more beans - we cut over $100 per month from our grocery bill by eating less meat & more beans (ps… [...] [...] Cell phone – lower your cell phone minutes down and begin using Skype over your Internet connection Eat more beans – we cut over $100 per month from our grocery bill by eating less meat & more beans (ps… [...]

]]> By: Victorhttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-811 Victor Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:33:05 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-811 Great article!! :) Don't forget the infinite variety of chillies, stews and soups that are based on beans.It's quite easy to cut out meat completely, and not even for financial reasons. Meat takes about 10x more water and 10x more energy to grow per calorie than grain. In other words, eating an animal is like losing 90% of the energy and water. Clearly that's a huge waste.I find the biggest challenge is summer bbqs when others are eating burgers and such. I don't like those fake meat burgers, so what I've started doing is bringing along portabella mushrooms. Cook them whole and they are like a patty! Great article!! :) Don’t forget the infinite variety of chillies, stews and soups that are based on beans.

It’s quite easy to cut out meat completely, and not even for financial reasons. Meat takes about 10x more water and 10x more energy to grow per calorie than grain. In other words, eating an animal is like losing 90% of the energy and water. Clearly that’s a huge waste.

I find the biggest challenge is summer bbqs when others are eating burgers and such. I don’t like those fake meat burgers, so what I’ve started doing is bringing along portabella mushrooms. Cook them whole and they are like a patty!

]]> By: Save Money By Eating Power Foods | MoneyEnergyhttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-676 Save Money By Eating Power Foods | MoneyEnergy Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:02:09 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-676 [...] black beans (Matt Jabs can vouch for this one!) [...] [...] black beans (Matt Jabs can vouch for this one!) [...]

]]> By: Off The Waist and Into the Wallet: Save At Least $100/mo. By Fasting For Financial Fitness | MoneyEnergyhttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-500 Off The Waist and Into the Wallet: Save At Least $100/mo. By Fasting For Financial Fitness | MoneyEnergy Thu, 21 May 2009 07:30:12 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-500 [...] fit.  As an example, check out my friend Matt’s story about how he and his wife have been using beans to cut down on their bills and improve their health! (He just told me on Twitter (@MoneyEnergy) that he and his wife have lost [...] [...] fit.  As an example, check out my friend Matt’s story about how he and his wife have been using beans to cut down on their bills and improve their health! (He just told me on Twitter (@MoneyEnergy) that he and his wife have lost [...]

]]> By: DebtFREEk!http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-432 DebtFREEk! Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:06:38 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-432 @Oblivious - tonight my wife & I had black bean taco salad with whole grain chips, it was awesome! Think I'm going to make black bean spaghetti next...@nickel - I'm glad to bring humor to a usually dry topic! ;-) @Oblivious – tonight my wife & I had black bean taco salad with whole grain chips, it was awesome! Think I’m going to make black bean spaghetti next…

@nickel – I’m glad to bring humor to a usually dry topic! ;-)

]]> By: ObliviousInvestorhttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-431 ObliviousInvestor Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:00:44 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-431 I wrote guest post for FrugalDad a while back that was about frugal living via cutting back on meat. For my wife and I, beans are a big part of how we do that.Healthy, delicious, and cheap. What's not to love? :)<abbr><em>ObliviousInvestor’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.obliviousinvestor.com/2009/04/chaos-theory-and-investing/" rel="nofollow">Chaos Theory and Investing</a></abbr></em> I wrote guest post for FrugalDad a while back that was about frugal living via cutting back on meat. For my wife and I, beans are a big part of how we do that.

Healthy, delicious, and cheap. What’s not to love? :)

ObliviousInvestor’s last blog post..Chaos Theory and Investing

]]> By: nickelhttp://www.debtfreeadventure.com/beans-beans-and-more-beans-how-we-plan-to-reduce-our-grocery-bill/#comment-430 nickel Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:05:02 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=587#comment-430 Is it bad that I'm amused to have found a personal finance blog that freely uses the term 'fart'? Is it bad that I’m amused to have found a personal finance blog that freely uses the term ‘fart’?

]]>