Comments on: Beans, Beans They’re Good For Your…Wallet! http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/ Promotional Codes, Coupons & Deals + Money Saving Insights Fri, 25 May 2012 18:18:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Forest http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-36144 Forest Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:50:12 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-36144 Hey sorry for the delay... Yes I should have mentioned these were dry calories.... Pretty much all beans are in the healthy side of things for calories, fat and other things so as long as you eat moderate portions there is absolutely nothing to worry about there! Hey sorry for the delay… Yes I should have mentioned these were dry calories…. Pretty much all beans are in the healthy side of things for calories, fat and other things so as long as you eat moderate portions there is absolutely nothing to worry about there!

]]> By: Sheila http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-35939 Sheila Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:09:30 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-35939 The calorie counts you mention must be for uncooked beans. I was horrified to see 1/2 c of garbanzo beans coming in at 335 calories. However, when I checked the online calorie counters, I noticed that 1 cup of cooked garbanzo beans is 269 calories and 1 cup of my favorite, black beans (cooked), is 227 calories. Whew! The calorie counts you mention must be for uncooked beans. I was horrified to see 1/2 c of garbanzo beans coming in at 335 calories. However, when I checked the online calorie counters, I noticed that 1 cup of cooked garbanzo beans is 269 calories and 1 cup of my favorite, black beans (cooked), is 227 calories. Whew!

]]> By: Forest http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-35911 Forest Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:19:12 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-35911 @Marci, Runner beans grow really well in my experience and I may have to give them a shot here in Cairo... I love them too! Great nutritious food. @Sue, Thank you very much. There is a book from the 70's written by a political activist who was in Prison that has some great cheap recipes and Frugal Living ideas.... Sadly it also shows you how to knife fight and other things I have no intention of doing!..... If you filter out the bad it's not a bad book... If that makes any sense!. It's called Steal This Book and can be found legally online here: http://www.tenant.net/Community/steal/steal.html @Marci, Runner beans grow really well in my experience and I may have to give them a shot here in Cairo… I love them too! Great nutritious food.

@Sue, Thank you very much. There is a book from the 70′s written by a political activist who was in Prison that has some great cheap recipes and Frugal Living ideas…. Sadly it also shows you how to knife fight and other things I have no intention of doing!….. If you filter out the bad it’s not a bad book… If that makes any sense!. It’s called Steal This Book and can be found legally online here: http://www.tenant.net/Community/steal/steal.html

]]> By: dragonsue http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-35787 dragonsue Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:31:46 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-35787 Thanks Forest, Just this evening I managed to persuade my 'lesser' half to allow me to grow some beans this year, and then I find your post! WOW what a lot of information! I actually have a couple of old English recipe books, from WW2 and before, and I can honestly say I have not spotted a single recipe for beans in them! As previously said, beans were a poor mans meal, and as such, couldn't afford to buy a cook book. On the other hand, they have a lot of recipes that contain suet and cheap cuts of meat. If you really are interested in looking for an older cook book with bean recipes in it, may I suggest you look to the '70's. The Hippie trends of the '60's were filtering through to the mainstream by then. Sue Thanks Forest, Just this evening I managed to persuade my ‘lesser’ half to allow me to grow some beans this year, and then I find your post! WOW what a lot of information!
I actually have a couple of old English recipe books, from WW2 and before, and I can honestly say I have not spotted a single recipe for beans in them! As previously said, beans were a poor mans meal, and as such, couldn’t afford to buy a cook book. On the other hand, they have a lot of recipes that contain suet and cheap cuts of meat.
If you really are interested in looking for an older cook book with bean recipes in it, may I suggest you look to the ’70′s. The Hippie trends of the ’60′s were filtering through to the mainstream by then.
Sue

]]> By: marci http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-35768 marci Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:45:47 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-35768 Lisa - you're not extreme nor alone in growing your own dried beans! I grow what will work in my maritime zone here (NW Oregon) and that is mostly Scarlet Runner Beans. I get the fresh green beans while they are growing, and then when I let them grow longer, I get foot long bean pods filled with large brown speckled beans to dry - kind of the size of a small lima bean. I have tried limas and black eyed peas here, but the climate doesn't work for them. I need a short season cool growing bean in order for them to make it to the dried bean stage in time. Lisa – you’re not extreme nor alone in growing your own dried beans!

I grow what will work in my maritime zone here (NW Oregon) and that is mostly Scarlet Runner Beans. I get the fresh green beans while they are growing, and then when I let them grow longer, I get foot long bean pods filled with large brown speckled beans to dry – kind of the size of a small lima bean. I have tried limas and black eyed peas here, but the climate doesn’t work for them. I need a short season cool growing bean in order for them to make it to the dried bean stage in time.

]]> By: Forest http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-35761 Forest Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:44:35 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-35761 Yay, Frugal Zeitgeist is back up! @April, Yum sounds great. If you want to guest post the recipe in my blog email me. Forest.Parks@gmail.com... I'm vegetarian so would probably use Quorn Sausages, although I have not managed to find them here in Cairo yet! Yay, Frugal Zeitgeist is back up!

@April, Yum sounds great. If you want to guest post the recipe in my blog email me. Forest.Parks@gmail.com… I’m vegetarian so would probably use Quorn Sausages, although I have not managed to find them here in Cairo yet!

]]> By: Forest http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-35751 Forest Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:25:26 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-35751 If anyone is trying to visit Frugal Zeitgeist right no it's down sadly. MY host said there is a power outage at their Dallas center. :(, no eta for it being back up! @Marci, thanks for the tips. Being in Cairo they don't seem to have so many yard sales but there are markets literally packed with old things from house clearances and business clearances... So I should go hunting there! As for the rubbish situation.... It's extremely different to what we know and there is no dump to go and look at the metal section (that I know of). I plan to write about waste and Cairo very soon. @Anna, Yes black beans are awesome. I love Mexican food. @Deputy Headmistress, Wow, what fantastic tips. I will definitely be trying to find a coffee or flour grinder now when out looking for a pressure cooker! Thanks so much... This is the beauty of the net, so much to learn and so easy to get the info :). @Lisa, I would love to grow my own beans, not settled enough here right now but as soon as I am. Just out of interest what beans do you grow and how hard is it? If anyone is trying to visit Frugal Zeitgeist right no it’s down sadly. MY host said there is a power outage at their Dallas center. :( , no eta for it being back up!

@Marci, thanks for the tips. Being in Cairo they don’t seem to have so many yard sales but there are markets literally packed with old things from house clearances and business clearances… So I should go hunting there!

As for the rubbish situation…. It’s extremely different to what we know and there is no dump to go and look at the metal section (that I know of). I plan to write about waste and Cairo very soon.

@Anna, Yes black beans are awesome. I love Mexican food.

@Deputy Headmistress, Wow, what fantastic tips. I will definitely be trying to find a coffee or flour grinder now when out looking for a pressure cooker! Thanks so much… This is the beauty of the net, so much to learn and so easy to get the info :) .

@Lisa, I would love to grow my own beans, not settled enough here right now but as soon as I am. Just out of interest what beans do you grow and how hard is it?

]]> By: Forest http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-35752 Forest Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:25:26 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-35752 If anyone is trying to visit Frugal Zeitgeist right no it's down sadly. MY host said there is a power outage at their Dallas center. :(, no eta for it being back up! @Marci, thanks for the tips. Being in Cairo they don't seem to have so many yard sales but there are markets literally packed with old things from house clearances and business clearances... So I should go hunting there! As for the rubbish situation.... It's extremely different to what we know and there is no dump to go and look at the metal section (that I know of). I plan to write about waste and Cairo very soon. @Anna, Yes black beans are awesome. I love Mexican food. @Deputy Headmistress, Wow, what fantastic tips. I will definitely be trying to find a coffee or flour grinder now when out looking for a pressure cooker! Thanks so much... This is the beauty of the net, so much to learn and so easy to get the info :). @Lisa, I would love to grow my own beans, not settled enough here right now but as soon as I am. Just out of interest what beans do you grow and how hard is it? If anyone is trying to visit Frugal Zeitgeist right no it’s down sadly. MY host said there is a power outage at their Dallas center. :( , no eta for it being back up!

@Marci, thanks for the tips. Being in Cairo they don’t seem to have so many yard sales but there are markets literally packed with old things from house clearances and business clearances… So I should go hunting there!

As for the rubbish situation…. It’s extremely different to what we know and there is no dump to go and look at the metal section (that I know of). I plan to write about waste and Cairo very soon.

@Anna, Yes black beans are awesome. I love Mexican food.

@Deputy Headmistress, Wow, what fantastic tips. I will definitely be trying to find a coffee or flour grinder now when out looking for a pressure cooker! Thanks so much… This is the beauty of the net, so much to learn and so easy to get the info :) .

@Lisa, I would love to grow my own beans, not settled enough here right now but as soon as I am. Just out of interest what beans do you grow and how hard is it?

]]> By: April B http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-35747 April B Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:39:11 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-35747 Yes, I have read that canned beans can have some nasty preservatives. I use them out of convenience, although the tips in this post make it seem pretty easy to prepare dried beans. As far as black eyed peas go, I have a great recipe for Hoppin' John, a stew that has kielbasa sausage. Yum! Yes, I have read that canned beans can have some nasty preservatives. I use them out of convenience, although the tips in this post make it seem pretty easy to prepare dried beans. As far as black eyed peas go, I have a great recipe for Hoppin’ John, a stew that has kielbasa sausage. Yum!

]]> By: Lisa http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/29/beans-good-for-yourwallet/#comment-35746 Lisa Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:30:23 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4370#comment-35746 Read the label on canned beans sometime. More stuff in there than just beans (sugar, HFCs) I prefer to do dried beans (I grow my own but I know I am extreme) super easy to cook if you soak them overnight. I put mine in a pot on the woodstove and they simmer there all day using no extra energy. Must try the grinding tip above! That sounds perfect for me! Read the label on canned beans sometime. More stuff in there than just beans (sugar, HFCs) I prefer to do dried beans (I grow my own but I know I am extreme) super easy to cook if you soak them overnight. I put mine in a pot on the woodstove and they simmer there all day using no extra energy. Must try the grinding tip above! That sounds perfect for me!

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