It’s true. The gas thing. Eating beans does give you some stinky gas. Good thing I’m mostly alone here in my apartment so no one else has to suffer the side effects of my personal lifestyle choice. This is extremely gross, I know, but I have to be honest. Otherwise you won’t trust me when I say I didn’t eat a hamburger.
Which I didn’t. I swear. Even though I was invited to a party tonight at which there were grilled burgers. Free grilled burgers.
Nope. Do not want.
4 comments:
Hi, just found your blog! Hopefully you will find that if beans become a regular part of your diet, they will have less effect on you. You need to get used to them.
Also, the way the beans are cooked can improve digestibility greatly. For example, an herb called epazote, if added to the pot while the beans are simmering, will help with digestion. This summer I saw it sold fresh at the Greenmarket in Manhattan. Or you can also find it dried.
Another digestion aid is Kombu (a sea veggie/seaweed)if cooked with the beans. You don't have to eat the kombu, you can take it out after the beans are cooked.
But, from looking at what you've been cooking for yourself, I highly doubt you'll be taking the time needed to cook your own pots of beans. Most people don't. It does take time.
unfortunately cooking from scratch is sometimes the only way to have control over what you eat.
I enjoy cooking from scratch, but sometimes I have to eat out of cans too. So, when I eat canned goods, I'm more picky than I used to be. I buy organic if I can and I look at the added ingredients and sodium levels very carefully. (Unless they are refried beans)I always drain the canned beans and rinse them well before using them. Then I add my own seasonings. Sometimes just adding lime juice and a bit of cayenne is all they need.
Kathleen, thanks so much for the comment and the tips. Spending more time cooking meals is something I'd love to do (I really do enjoy cooking, and am a bit of a baker, actually), but I never ever have time. I should probably work on toning down my schedule, and that'd help!
That said, my gas wasn't really all that awful, and I think I noticed it more because I was kind of expecting it haha.
Your blog is a great resource for recipes and information, and I'll be reading it even after my 30 day trial is up.
Hope you'll stop by here every now and again.
I've been vegan for two years and two months except for the occasional small serving of cheese (it's hard for me to completely give up the occasional slice of veggie or cheese pizza) But in that time no milk, no eggs, and certainly no meat. The only thing I occasionally miss is eggs. Anyway, I do regularly have gas. Not a pretty subject, but worth talking about in hopes of finding a solution. This is not painful gas, like doubled over with stomach cramps like when I'd get some sour stomach malady while still a carnivore, but like "I wish I was alone right now" type gas. I find I have the problem more in direct proportion to how much soymilk I ingest. My first thought as this problem began was that it would lessen as my body got used to soymilk, but I find it gets better only when I drink less of the stuff. Therefore I drink far less soymilk than I used to drink cow's milk in the old days. A little on my cereal, mixed 50/50 with rice milk, and sometimes not a sip otherwise all day. I've gone to juices and water as my thirst quenchers. I think I still have more gas than in my meat eating days though, and it would be interesting to see more comments here as to how to eliminate (no pun intended) the problem!
I have been a vegetarian for many years, and currently mostly vegan, and the gas issue is tough, I have read some interesting ways to cook beans ( and choosing beans that are less gassy) and I will give it a try as well as using digestive aids to help the situation, From what I read I am not the only one that has this situation, I also saw that when cooking beans you can use Kombu, I will surely try that,
Kat
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