Beans are beloved by many for their frugality and protein content. They can be delicious and filling, but they can also cause some.... issues. The obvious of these is gas, but bloating, cramping, and indigestion can also occur after eating beans. Beans also contain phytic acid which can strip your body of minerals. Not surprisingly, though, traditional cultures ate beans for thousands of years and used slow-food type methods for making them more digestible. Once early humans figured out that little kernels made plants, and that these plants were often more digestible than the little kernels, they set about finding ways to harness that process. Thus, around the world, people figured out how to make legumes, nuts/seeds and grains more digestible by soaking, sprouting, or fermenting them. Sprouting involves soaking seeds, nuts, legumes or grains for several hours, then repeatedly rinsing them until they begin to develop a tail-like protrusion. Soaking softens the hull, allowing the sprout to grow. They are usually ready to use when the sprout is ¼ inch. ・・・ #growninhaiti #beans #themagicalfruit #sprouting #digestible #ancienttechniques #slowfood #haiti #ayiti #mountainlife #organic #nogmos #nopesticides #noherbicides #redbean #foodforest #harvest #agroforestry https://www.instagram.com/p/B373PuAlnqz/?igshid=1mynyxhm0jh6b
