Comments on: Beans and Rice

By: cooking triumphs of a tightwad

cooking triumphs of a tightwad — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:35:55 +0000

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By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:21:14 +0000

Alli, your comment took me back twenty years. Suddenly I was sitting in the cafeteria poking at a government sausage and suspiciously eyeballing the rice.

I am quite familiar with red beans and rice, I think we had it several times a month in school (or at least it seemed that way). I need to make it myself and face it from an adult perspective, well that and with real smoked sausage.

By: Super-Mommy

Super-Mommy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:17:52 +0000

I do this with pinto beans. We usually just serve with cornbread and cheese, no need for the rice. Then the leftovers are cooked up with a bit of bacon grease for some yummy refried beans, for tacos, nachos or fajitas!

By: Alli

Alli — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:06:34 +0000

We have this meal (different beans different times) once every 2 weeks. Well, I use sausage for red beans, bacon (sounds gross, but it’s good!) with northern, Black beans and…whatever is handy.

I love bags of beans!

high in fiber. low in fat.

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:13:03 +0000

Margaret … the true test if you’re a Southerner is how you drink your tea.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:49:55 +0000

I’m a northern-born and raised girl and I LOVE grits. Actually, I think I like southern food more than the stuff I was raised on. Collards, cornbread, biscuits, fried chicken, tomato gravy, sweet potato pie (don’t know what y’all define as southern) yum – love it.
Beans are my go-to meal! I rarely use a recipe because they are so fun to tinker with. I also rarely soak the beans either – just cook ‘em a little longer.
I still have my Easter ham bone in the freezer – I think I’ll break it out this week!

By: Gina's Public Diary

Gina's Public Diary — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:37:25 +0000

I love your blog and am adding you to my blogroll under homekeeping resources!! The beans look so good.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:20:29 +0000

Rice and beans for every meal (CHECK)

I really don’t think anyone was planning on having R&B for every meal Mrs W so no worries there. I tend to see beans as a great protien source for my household. Even my picky DH will eat them so I will take any recipes for them I can get.

I am sure we are all able to make our own food choices that work best for our families- diabetic or not.

5 week left till delivery date opinionated pregnant woman’s opinion.

By: Bramble

Bramble — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:14:15 +0000

take a look at the net carbs in this recipe however- beans, and brown rice are both very high fiber! Diabetes can actually be managed very effectively with a diet rich in legumes and high fiber grains. Beans, wild or brown rice, millet, oats, and more are all great sources. In fact diets high in legumes can actually improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. Generally beans and grains form a complete protein but if you feel the rice is too high carb for your diabetic diet use only lentils- they are the only bean that are a complete protein unto themselves, and they taste great with the ham bone. If you want to use a veggie stock instead of the ham, a vegetarian diet goes a long way in helping diabetes since it often goes hand in hand with weight loss necessary to keep the disease under control. Also if you eat a diet high in fiber (such as one beans include), it is great for preventing type 2 diabetes. Fiber also lowers the risk for heart disease (which diabetics are highly prone to). As long as you don’t use a ham soaked in an uber sugary glaze, this is a GREAT diabetic meal.
here are some links with diabetic veggie recipes many of which include beans, brown rice, and can stretch a long way on a budget grocery day:
http://www.recipesource.com/special-diets/diabetic/vegetables/
http://diabeticgourmet.com/
http://www.vrg.org/catalog/vegandiabetes.htm
http://www.scienzavegetariana.it/nutrizione/vrg/diabetes.htm#recipes

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:51:44 +0000

Mrs. W,

Heather does a fabulous job of serving her family a varied and nutritious menu. I’m grateful that she takes the time to post things like this here. She certainly isn’t forcing you to make this dish.

Just another opinion.