Eating a few servings of beans a day can help you reach your recommended daily fiber intake of 21 to 25 grams for women and 30 to 38 grams for men. Markus Guhl via Getty Images Beans are one of ...

When making the chili, make sure you aren't cooking the beans the entire time. Since the pot is usually simmering for hours, only add the beans within the last 20 minutes or so.

You can certainly buy low-sodium or no-salt canned beans and rinse them before eating, which can reduce the amount of sodium by up to 40%, according to Bentley, but dried beans contain a much ...

One pound (2 cups) of dried beans, measured before soaking, will give you about 6 cups of cooked beans. If your recipe calls for one 15-ounce can of beans, use 1 3/4 cups of cooked, drained beans.

A North Dakota State University food scientist is looking at the physical and chemical properties of dry beans that are used in processed foods. Fatemeh Zare, technical manager of the Northern ...

Canned beans are generally equally nutritious as dried beans, Rydyger said. “ They retain most of their nutrients, but there ...