It’s rare for nutritionists to recommend a single food to everybody. These days, we’ve come to understand that nutritional needs are personal, healthy eating is about balance, and individual foods all have their pros and cons.
However, nutrition experts are overwhelmingly pro-bean. That’s because these lovely legumes are bursting with health benefits and each variety boasts its own cocktail of goodness.
That might come as a surprise if beans just make you think of the playground rhyme “Beans, beans, good for the heart. The more you eat, the more you fart.”
Beyond flatulence, here’s why nutrition experts want you to add beans to your shopping lists – and which to reach for first.
Beans are a great source of fibre
