The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[sidrah]

Anyone who eats them ....do you have the canned ones for a meal?

If so, is one can a cup and a half? I imagine I can measure it frozen, but I was thinking canned might go more easily.

My new thing is cottage cheese and vegetables. It just kicked in this weekend. I have been using up my brocolli, so I haven't measured beans out, yet.


Anyone else a bean eater...

[DogMa]

I eat 'em all the time, but never the canned ones. Sorry.

[MISSANNE]

Hi Robin,

Can I ask you a dumb question? How do you cook the fresh Green Beans? I'm not much of a cook and have never bought fresh beans but I assume they are better than canned because of sodium? Do you steam them?

I love green beans but my old way is canned with butter and bacon, just like my grandmas. But no more.

Thanks

[sidrah]

I was thinking more along the lines of frozen, not fresh. I can't get to the store so much, but while I was in the store, cans were on sale so I thought I'd research..

I was thinking I could make a mix of allowable beans, I think a few are, and make a semi-3 bean salad with vinegar and splenda and some onion. I could keep that and just refrigerate it. I always did it with cucumber and onion, so I thought a combo of the two would last me the week.

[Sarya]

I steam fresh green beans. MMM. You can also boil them and roast them.

For canned you may want to look into low sodium beans because they do have a lot of it added in. I have some canned wax beans I'll eat one day. I never heat up canned beans because they're already squishy and I tend to like crunchy

[Serendipity]

I try to eat fresh whenever possible. I never eat canned veggies because I had it imprinted on my brain that more processing = less vitamins.

Fresh green beans are easy, just keep in mind that it takes a little longer to cook them than the frozen. I like to mix in a little WF creamy bacon dressing after cooking. It's kinda sorta like a cream sauce.

[Sarya]

I've never had creamy bacon dressing even normal kind. Is the WF version good? I like their cole slaw mix but I have to add vinegar to it because it's more sweet than tart.

[Prancer]

LOL I just eat them raw. I love raw green beans. I wash them, snap them and eat them.

[Serendipity]

Sarya,

I love the creamy bacon dressing. It's not the real thing, of course, but for me it's a good substitute.

Waiver: individual tastes may vary.

[Rachel]

Hi Robin,

Can I ask you a dumb question? How do you cook the fresh Green Beans? I'm not much of a cook and have never bought fresh beans but I assume they are better than canned because of sodium? Do you steam them?

I love green beans but my old way is canned with butter and bacon, just like my grandmas. But no more.

Thanks

Hey, I have a rice cooker/steamer. It's no bigger than a small pot. You put a cup or so (no need to measure) at the bottom of the steamer, but the fresh green beans on the little metal rack, plug it in, add salt/pepper/garlic powder put the lid on, turn it to on and forget it! i just check it when i think they're done and they are! it's great! you can't really mess it up.

[Elidh]

I wash fresh green beans, trim off the ends, put them in a microwaveable bowl with a few tablespoons water, cover with Saran Wrap and microwave a few minutes (3 or so, depending on how crisp or soft you prefer them). Throw in some herbs - fast and yummy!

[MISSANNE]

Thanks girls!!!!

[DogMa]

Sorry, been away from the computer today.

I either roast fresh green beans (spray with a little olive oil or butter cooking spray, sprinkle with seasoning of choice and roast in 425-degree oven for about half an hour, till they're just shy of burned; or when I can't find good fresh ones, I cook frozen ones in a pot with some canned tomatoes, garlic and oregano. I just kind of simmer it all together for a while. My mom was Greek, and that's how she usually made 'em.

[JKSRN]

Rachel, thanks for the idea about using a rice cooker/steamer. I just ordered one! Great for veggies and for also steaming fish and meats.
Joan