beans

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Many older adults eat too little protein or avoid protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, eggs, dairy, beans or lentils.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Toss a can of drained beans with olive oil, a few strips of lemon peel and an Italian dressing packet, then let everything mingle for half an hour or so.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

They are then cleaned and roasted in the same pot and to ensure the roast is as even as possible, the beans must be constantly shaken as they heat.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

I tend to lean toward Gelson’s beans, which I find have a particular flavor I tend to like.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Great-uncle Edisto always cooked his famous corn bread and good black snap beans and corn on the cob, if it was summer.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles