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What Makes A Diet Overhaul?

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6 (easy) Tips To Make The Food You’re Already Eating More Nutritious Feel like a diet overhaul is the only way to be more healthy? Wrong. There is more than one way you can give your diet a kick in the pants. Here are some tips to help give the food you’re already eating a healthy makeover. 1. Soak and cook your own beans Beans are the staple of many diets across the globe and an essential component of any plant based diet. They’re an excellent source of fiber, protein and many minerals. Legumes are also high in something called phytic acid. This phytic acid is essentially an outer layer allows for the bean to stay intact through the digestive process. (Why? Beans, just like all plants, want to survive. This indigestible layer acts as their protective barrier). Unfortunately for us, this phytic acid also inhibits our breakdown of beans. The result can be digestive discomfort and missing out on absorbing nutrients. The good news is that soaking dry beans can greatly reduce phytic acid. Soaking also reduces some of the indigestible carbohydrates, making the macronutrient profile of any bean less carb and more protein than before. Why it’s easy: Buy dry beans in bulk at the store (they’re cheaper this way anyway). Rinse and soak overnight in a bowl. In the morning (or even next evening) throw in a crock pot or regular pot, cover with water and cook away. Cool and freeze any extra in individual containers in the fridge for ready to go recipes, using like you would cans.

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