black beans

Four bean salad!   It has onions, beans for fiber and protein, lots of vitamins and minerals, healthy oils for necessary fat, vinegar (shown to help control blood sugar).  It is filling. Plus it makes quite a bit and keeps well so it will work for several meals.  It’s good with almost anything.  It is almost a complete light meal by itself.  It’s a recipe from my mother in law – changed (of course) to add the black beans.  I mentioned yesterday that Wheels had surgery recently.  Articles   from the Cleveland Clinic   mention the importance of protein, fiber and certain vitamins and minerals that aid in the healing process. Four Bean Salad meets the requirements and Wheels loves it. It can also be jazzed up by adding  1/4 cup each diced green and/or red or orange peppers without ... [Read More]