الأحد، 14 يناير 2018

Fava Beans, Chick Peas And Healthy Choices

By Brian Olson


Over the last century people have begun to live longer because of medical advances. Part of these advances have provided a large amount of information for people to make healthier choices in their diets. More people have moved away from eating lots of red meat based dishes to substituting black, red, and even fava beans for the protein portion of the diet.

Environmental concerns, health concerns, and physical ailments have pushed the average population to seek a wider choice of foods to enhance and improve their diets. These choices have included making changes to accommodate the rising obesity rates, hypertension, and diabetic instances. The traditional meat and potatoes diet, though still popular in many places, has been replaced with creative and even ancient practices for meal preparation.

Both vegans and vegetarians remove most or all meat from their diets. Not having poultry, beef, port, and even fish can be an issue if the essential vitamins and protein are not quickly replaced with other choices that are rich in these now missing properties. Lentils, quinoa, and many other items can provide these substitutions.

Medical advancement has discovered that some people cannot process meats. There are several reasons for this to be true. Lacking proper enzymes, low acid content in the stomach, and other scenarios can force a person to abandon meat altogether. When this happens, it is important to find an appropriate substitute in order to maintain what your body needs to keep muscles healthy.

Legumes are a popular source for the needed proteins, carbs, and fats. These are all needed for a well rounded and healthy diet. Meat groups provide a vast majority of traditional protein and fat in any diet. When this has to be excluded, legumes are the best go to source. Nuts, peas, beans, and lentils are part of the legume family.

Burgers, milk and many other bean based items have come a great distance in flavor and choice availability. Over the last fifty years, the alternative choices for burgers and milk products have improved a lot as both the popularity and need has increased. Restaurants have either adjusted their menus or added healthy choices for vegetarian and vegan friendly choices. It is not longer just a fad. In many cases it is a dietary requirement and this has pushed the meal preparation industry to improve the flavor choices to attract for customers.

Fresh or canned items abound. Those with great cooking skills are able to store and prepare fresh or dried products. Some with limited time or skills may find buying canned or frozen versions of bean based products just as healthy. Though freshly made is nearly always better, the canned and frozen versions have improved their vitamin counts as people have become more aware of what is in the can.

Some people choose to avoid meat based products. Some people are forced to avoid them by dietary requirements. Regardless of the reason, the popularity of alternative protein sources has increased incredibly over the last century with no foreseeable let up in sight.




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