[at-l] Beans

[wb4pan at mindspring.com (Chase Davidson)]

	I checked the beano web site.....

http://www.beanogas.com

Only Beano contains a natural food enzyme that works with your body's 
digestion to breakdown the complex sugars in gassy foods making them 
more digestible. Only Beano contains a natural enzyme that works with 
your body's digestion. It breaks down large sugars into smaller 
sugars, which your body can easily digest, thereby preventing gas 
before it even starts.

chase


Marsha wrote:

> Maybe it is the gas that you're smelling (?) - also, I didn't know that
> protein converts to gas from the beans. I'll ask my nutritionist.
> 
> Good post.
> Marsha
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chase Davidson" <wb4pan@mindspring.com>
> To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 2:44 PM
> Subject: [at-l] Beans
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>>HI Gang,
>>Last night I dried some Kidney beans (from a can). Re dried pintos
>>are one of my favorite hiking meals. So I thought I would give kidneys
>>a try. Both beans reconstitute very well using the following
>>procedure. Add two cups of water to a can of dried beans. Bring them
>>to a boil for a few minuets then stick them in a pot cozy for twenty
>>minuets. Usually I add some sort of  seasoning such as, tomatoes,
>>onions, chili, spaghetti sauce.
>>I noticed something strange while I was emptying the food dryer. The
>>kidney beans had a strange smell, sort of a poly vinyl chloride super
>>glue acetate smell :-). I noticed the same smell when I opened the
>>ziplock of dried beans this morning. I have read that kidney beans
>>(red) are poisonous if not fully cooked. But of course I used fully
>>cooked canned beans to dry.
>>Well I ate the can of beans I reconstituted today. No ill affects
>>yet. But of course I ate a beano pill with them. Beano is supposed to
>>help your body absorb the extra protein that usually is converted to
>>gas. Ya guys that does take some of the fun out of them. Anyone have a
>>clue about the unusual smell....before they are ate that is?
>>
>>chase
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