🌱These organic broad beans by German food handler Natural Cool have the advantage that they
cook ready in less than 10 minutes. You can then enjoy them with a little seasoning as a whole or after pulling off their skins, which is easy after the brief cooking process. Personally I prefer to eat the skins too, as they provide a good source of fibre. Getting rid of the skins would result in a smoother puree for example.
🌱#Beans have so many health benefits they are to be considered the modest yet true superfoods of the plant world. Although modern humans seem to have forgotten about that. Dr Greger considers them to be one of the Daily Dozen, with the recommendation to consume at least 3 servings per day. I am going through the exercise actually. Some other food philosophies exclude beans, stating they are full of “anti-nutrients”. Oh really? I think it is a matter of proper preparation. I don’t throw the child out with the bath water and neither do I throw the beans out with their soaking liquid.
🌱“My” freezers stand in the supermarkets and stores. I do not forage food anymore into a frozen graveyard at home that out of experience became a well of forgetfulness.Â
I’ll always prefer fresh or dried foods above frozen foods, because freezers drink a lot of fossile energy. The food in there costs you money whilst you are sleeping (and whilst you are awake, too …).
🌱300 g of freshly frozen broad beans for 3,25 €, that is relatively expensive knowing that you can buy almost 1 full kg of dried beans in bulk, packaging free, for the same price. These dried beans, once soaked and cooked, will more than double in volume, resulting in 2 kg + of edible, cooked beans. I am just doing this exercise of calculation for the sake of those who argue that eating vegan is expensive. Eating healthy vegan is in reality ridiculously – no, seriously – cheap. The objective truth and knowledge that eating healthy plant foods is the cheapest and best value foundation to a life of quality and longevity however still doesn’t seem to inspire the majority of humans who prefer the “fun” ridden road of meat, omnivore and other junk foods leading to hospital bills, shortening of lifespan and loss of quality of life as they age.
🌱The broad beans of Natural Cool are Demeter quality. Demeter is the ancient Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture, known also as Ceres in the Roman empire. Nowadays, the Demeter standard is the highest organic standard available in Europe. It means that not only pesticides and chemical fertilizers are prohibited, but moreover the plants are cultivated biodynamically following the cycles and circadian rhythms of Nature. This means for instance, that seeds are sowed preferably at New Moon. These practices strengthen the plants and stimulate soil fertility.
🌱These broad beans are packed in a simple, plastic free cardboard box.👌 As is often the case with the products sold by Natural Cool, there is no table with the nutritional information. That is a minus.👎
đź‘Ťđź‘Ťđź‘ŤI will surely buy this product again.
👉Here is an idea for a quick marinade to spice up a good handful of your freshly cooked beans:
– 1 teaspoon of nutritional yeast
– 1 half teaspoon of ground #turmeric
– 1 quarter teaspoon of #garlic powder
– 1 quarter teaspoon of #onion powder or onion semolina
– a pinch of sea salt
– a generous amount of black #pepper
– one and a half teaspoon of apple #cider #vinegar
– half a teaspoon of olive or #rapeseed oil
Mix all these ingrediënts together, then toss your cooked beans in the mixture and there you are, enjoying a delightful and healthy snack that helps your body and min thrive even more.
đź“ŤBought in Natural Corner organic food store in 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
#vegan #freshvegan #healthyvegan #organic #beans #broadbeans #veganfortheanimals #veganforever
