Why Beans Are a Magical, Money-Saving Health Food
For the best bean deal, buy in bulk! (Photo: mattieb/Creative Commons )
Saying that health food is expensive is a typical excuse to keep downing double cheeseburgers for 99 cents a pop.
But a new study published in theAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutritionreveals the lie in that rationalization. Shifting meal dollars to healthy foods can not only keep your grocery bill within budget, the study says, it can actually drop your food costs.
Start by swapping red meat for grains and beans. Beans are cheap and packed with folate, iron, and protein—and bonus!—they can drop your risk for cardiovascular disease by 25 percent if eaten in lieu of meat, says the study.
The trick to making beans even cheaper? Buy in bulk.
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