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cch22
 Location: New York State Posts: 999 |
Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 7:21 AM HI |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2068 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 10:20 AM cch22 wrote: HI I don't use canned beans a lot. One of the biggest reasons is the salt content. So when i do, i rinse them throughly. I don't taste salt in the recipe, but I am more thristy after eating them. Since i don't add salt to cooking, don't put it on my food, and don't eat much canned food it seems like i would notice the taste of salt. I do when I go out to resturants. Some i can't even finish (olive garden). Does anyone know how much salt is actually washed away when they are rinsed? Does it bring them down to a reasonable level? No idea but my guess is that the salt soaks into the beans quite a bit. Okay I just did a quick check (caloriecount.about.com) for black beans (a simple staple item). 1 cup of dry beans cooked without adding salt to the water is about 2 mg sodium. 1 cup of trader joe's canned low sodium beans, drained and rinsed is about 175 mg sodium per HALF cup, so that's 350 mg per cup compared to 2 mg per cup. No contest for home use. For out and about, lots of water and some potassium rich foods to help balance it out throughout the day (2 to 1 or 3 to 1 potassium to sodium is good) - 1 medium banana is about 400 mg potassium (for example) --Deb R |
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| Susan Levin
Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1189 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 10:42 AM I researched this a little and could not find a reliable answer for your excellent question. I will keep my eyes open and ask around a bit more. Susan Levin, MS, RD |
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| aleta
Joined: 01/07/10 Location: Claremont, CA Posts: 153 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12:54 PM I am getting tired of relying on can beans. I have too many leftovers (if I cook dried beans) & can beans have too much salt. aleta |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2068 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12:59 PM aleta wrote: I am getting tired of relying on can beans. I have too many leftovers (if I cook dried beans) & can beans have too much salt. Can anyone tell me if I cook the beans myself how long can they stay in the frig? Can they be frozen? I am the only one eating this way. That was why I was using can beans. So I wasn't throwing out leftovers I could not finish. Don't know about freezing but when we cook beans, we cook probably 4 or 5 cans' worth at once. We store them in single recipe (1 can) portions in glass PB jars in the fridge - if we seal them while hot and then let them cool a bit and put them in the fridge slightly warm (but not hot) they seal themselves up really well (almost but not quite like canning). They last a week to 10 days at the outside like this - typically, though, we use them up within the week. However, we might also do things like make a bean soup which is definitely freezable. Or, you really can cook just a small amount of beans in a smaller pot if you only need 1 or 2 cups (a typical can is about 15 oz I think, which is close to 2 cups, to get through a day or two). --Deb R |
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| aleta
Joined: 01/07/10 Location: Claremont, CA Posts: 153 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM Thank you. I will try the small amount and see if I can get the amounts correct. aleta |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2068 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1:19 PM aleta wrote: Thank you. I will try the small amount and see if I can get the amounts correct.  Approx 2 cups dry beans = approx 5-6 cups cooked. So, to get just 2 cups cooked (approx one 15 oz can) you'd want about 2/3 cup to 1 cup of dry beans (if I calculated correctly). --Deb R |
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| aleta
Joined: 01/07/10 Location: Claremont, CA Posts: 153 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1:26 PM Thank you. I am not a math person at all so this helps. aleta |
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| aleta
Joined: 01/07/10 Location: Claremont, CA Posts: 153 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1:27 PM Thank you. I am not a math person at all so this helps. aleta |
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| carolward99
Joined: 12/30/10 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 27 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1:27 PM I freeze beans all the time. I portion them out using muffin tins, put them in the freezer and when frozen I place them in a large freezer bag. I am the only one too. |
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| 37Bev
Joined: 04/05/11 Posts: 2 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 5:04 PM It seems like I will be using lots of beans. Is a pressure cooker worth getting? If so, what size? Do the beans have the same texture as cooking in a pot on the stove. |
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| cathyb
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 149 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 12:52 AM I cook big batches of beans and freeze them in plastic square freezer containers. They stack up nice in the freezer. If I need less than a full container, I sometimes microwave the chunk in a glass bowl for a short time, and then chip off what I need. The center stays frozen, so it goes back in the freezer. I would recommend a pressure cooker if you are cooking small batches, because you would be cooking more often. The pressure cooker can cook some beans in about 10 minutes. I have a fagor cooker. I used to have a cheaper one without the safety features, I love the new one. |
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| veganer
Joined: 01/04/11 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 196 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 6:06 AM I freeze the beans I have cooked in one cup size plastic containers. (I bought them at Giant Eagle) That way I know how much I am eating including how much fiber I am getting. 1/2 cup= 7 grams of fiber with the goal of 40 gms/day. 1 cup of black beans=14 grams |
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| mommyof2nc
Joined: 12/31/09 Location: North Carolina Posts: 172 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 6:29 AM I cook a pound or so of dried beans at a time and then freeze them in Ziplocs with about 2 cups in each one (that's about how much is in one can). Just lay the bags flat in the freezer so that if you need less than 2 cups for a recipe, it's easy to break off what you need and keep the rest frozen. |
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| aleta
Joined: 01/07/10 Location: Claremont, CA Posts: 153 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 1:20 PM Thank you all for this info. aleta |
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| 3dogsdeb
Joined: 04/04/11 Posts: 28 |
RE: Canned Beans Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 2:48 PM Wow! I love the info on freezing beans. I'm not sure why I never thought of this. I usually just eat those same beans for about three or four days and by then, you really do want somethng else! |
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