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If you scald something you're cooking (beans, soups, or stews) add in 1 tsp at a time if smooth creamy peanut butter. The taste will dissappear and you wont taste the peanut butter!!

- Submitted by SAMI-JOJO 9/17/2010 in Cooking | 6 Comments

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BEANS DIGEST SLOWLY AND YOU FEEL LESS HUNGRY

Beans are nutritious and digested slowly so it will cause only a gentle rise in blood sugar. Diabetics who eat lots of beans require less insulin to control blood sugar. Lots of beans...Black Beans, Black-eyed peas, Cannellini, Garbanzo, Fava, Great Northers, Kidney, Lentils, Navy, Pinto, Red beans, split peas, and mung beans. Mash some for a sandwich spead or as a stand in for cream cheese or sour cream in dips. Try garbanzo's and tuna or pea soup with turkey instead of bacon or ham.

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String Beans prevent blood sugar from rising too rapidly

High fiber contained in beans prevents blood sugar levels form rising too rapidly after a meal. A good choice for individuals with diabetes, insulin resistance, or
hypoglycemia. About 44 calories per cup.Green beans can lower Blood Pressure and help cholesterol.

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Steam Green Beans, add to soups, stews or have Dreamfield's Pasta ( 5 digestible Carbs) and mix with green beans

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Eat Soup to target belly fat

Some soups help you feel more satiated, make you eat less, avoid blood sugar and insulin spikes, target belly fat & burn more fat. Try Beef Barley, Lentil soup, Black Bean Soup, tart cherry soup, chili, chicken soup with barley, HAM AND BEAN, Eating foods like cooked carrots, broccoli or cauliflower can provide you with up to three to five grams of fiber SO TRY VEGGIE SOUP.

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