NATIONAL EAT YOUR BEANS DAY | July 3 [2024]

[KellytheBelly]

Beans are awesome! They are loaded with protein, fiber, have a long shelf life, and are great for crop dusting. 😮‍💨

National Eat Your Beans Day is a "live healthy" holiday falls on July 3rd and celebrates the bean vegetable in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Beans (legumes) date back to the early seventh millennium BCE, making them one of the longest-cultivated plants.

Beans are a significant source of protein. If you're looking for complex carbohydrates, folate, fiber, and iron, eat some beans. They are excellent sources for each of those. A very healthy choice for any meal or snack, they are also an excellent source of fiber, low in fat and high in complex carbohydrates, folate, and iron.

• There are approximately 40,000 bean varieties in the world.
• Only a fraction of these varieties are mass-produced for regular consumption.

Let's Snack!

That's a lot of beans! How do we know which ones to choose? Snacking on chickpeas provides us with one of the best choices. Also known as garbanzo beans, these legumes pack a whopping 12.5 grams of fiber, 71 % of the recommended daily intake (RDI) of folate, 84% RDI of Manganese, and 26% RDI of Iron per serving in 1 cup. Add chickpeas to stews like you would any bean. However, they also roast nicely with your favorite herbs and spices for a delicious and healthy snack.

With so many choices, celebrating with beans should be a delicious success!

[source: National Day Calendar]

How To Observe National Eat Your Beans Day

EAT YOUR BEANS!

And, here's a song about beans!

🎵🎶  Beans (The Musical Fruit)  🎵🎶

Don't say I didn't warn you...  😝