Beans in Your Diet

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests how to add beans to your favorite recipes:

• Use black beans in dishes such as Cuban rice and beans, soups, stews and tacos.
• Use cannellini, or white kidney beans, in your favorite Italian side dishes, casseroles, salads, soups and stews.
• Add garbanzo beans in hummus, casseroles, stews, soups and couscous.
• Make a mixed-bean salad, chili, Cajun bean dishes, soups and stews with red kidney beans.
• Make tofu, side dishes and soups with soybeans.
• Pinto beans can be added to stews and soups, or used to make refried beans or Mexican rice and beans.