Nuts and Beans Tips

Eat more beans and peas.

• Eat peas or beans instead of meat (or with a little meat for flavoring).
• Soak beans overnight to shorten the cooking time.
• Use onions and garlic for seasoning, or season with small pieces of lean meat like ham, turkey, or beef.
• Make a quick, healthy meal with canned beans. Get the low-salt (low sodium) kind, or drain and rinse canned beans.

Choose nuts and nut butters more often.

• Nuts (pecans, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, cashews) and nut butters are good sources of healthy fats.
• Remember that nuts are high in calories—a handful of nuts (1/4 cup) or two tablespoons of nut butter count as one serving.
• Choose unsalted or lightly salted nuts. Avoid nuts with added sugar, like honey roasted or chocolate-covered peanuts.
• A peanut butter sandwich on whole grain bread makes a tasty lunch!