beans?

[coeus]

im not talkin about bush's baked bean garbage, but rather raw beans and lentils cooked, like in a soup or as a side to mix things up.

pros? cons? what are the best ones?

what are your thoughts?

 

[mrzap]

beans are in my opinion one of the best carbohydrate sources. Has tons of fiber and even has protein in it albeit incomplete.

 

[pintoca]

beans are in my opinion one of the best carbohydrate sources. Has tons of fiber and even has protein in it albeit incomplete.

Pros:

Very filling
Nice carb source
cheap
as said above, some protein, though incomplete

Cons:

GAS!!! (this can be BAD for the people around you... LOL)

I take regularly lentils and red beans (I control my carbs so I don't take the white ones, they have more carbs)

 

[anthrax]

Beans = one of the best source od carbs and fiber

 

[eat big]

Black beans with Brown rice is good too.

 

[jenscats5]

Beans become a complete protein when mixed with other foods (ie red beans & rice). Beans are a great addition to many foods/dishes like: salsa + rice, salads, soups, etc....

I love: Lentils, Black Beans, Light/Dark Kidney beans, etc etc....

As for the gas, either take 1) Beano or 2) you're body will get used to it eventually & the gas will be reduced or 3) when cooking a soup, etc with beans add a tiny bit of baking soda to it -- it helps cut down on the gas -- but just a little -- too much will make the dish taste funny.

 

[JustJacked]

Beans = one of the best source od carbs and fiber

What he said ^^^

 

[muscelove]

what is incomplete protein

 

[pintoca]

what is incomplete protein

Protein lacking aminoacids... It goes like this: Protein is made up of aminoacids: Some of these aminoacids your body can make (non-essential Amino) and some of them your body cannot make (essential Aminos) so you have to eat them to get them...

Incomplete protein is protein lacking some essential aminos, so basically your body gets protein, but it is not full of all the aminos it needs to build new tissue itself. Since it cannot complete the aminos in the protein (because it cannot make them without breaking fown your own muscle tissue for aminos), well, you get the picture: You eat the incomplete protein, it will fill you up, but it will not help you building muscle.

Complete protein is basically animal-source

Pintoca

 

[jenscats5]

Some more info:

http://members.1stconnect.com/anozira/SiteTops/food/comp_protein.htm

http://www.bodyforlife2.com/incompletprotein.htm