In many parts of the world like ours, summer is to be fading away in no time. And we are heading towards winter, shortly. People from South Asia, Middle East, and more find this weather change very pleasant and cheerful. As they have gone through very long, hot, humid, and boarding summer. Consequently, eating and dining become quite frequent in pre-winter as well as during the winter. In this particular blog, we will discuss what makes green beans worth eating this season.
Amazing flavor, texture, and different kinds of Green beans:
Green Beans
Although green beans are eaten around the world and they are available in the market fresh, canned, and frozen. Interestingly, these are consumed with their enclosing pods until the bean seeds inside are fully riped. If you want to have a crunchy taste, most probably, you need to cook it a bit less than the normal you do occasionally. At this particular stage, their taste would be quite similar to that of “grass” instead of vegetable.
So, you need to cook a bit more. And now you will have a quite distinct yet amazing taste. These can be eaten raw, steamed stir-fried, baked, or even boiled. Green beans are particularly cooked in various dishes like soups, stews, casseroles, and more. There are different types of this particular vegetable like long beans, purple string beans, Romeo beans, wax beans, French beans, and more.
Nutrient Check & Health Advantages:
Raw green beans (100 g) contain 31 kcalories. As many as 9.97g carbohydrates, 2.7g dietary fibers, 1.83g protein, and 0.22g fat. And at the same time, many important nutrients and minerals are attached to it. Consequently, various health advantages are also linked with it. For example, it is vitamin K, 14% of Daily Value (DV). Moreover, it has Vitamin B6 11% of Daily Value. Along with it, calcium, zinc, potassium, iron, magnesium, and many more are found in it. Interestingly, they are very good for our damaged cell repair being a rich source of antioxidants. Also, they are conducive to our heart’s health, lowers bad cholesterol levels, and enhance immunity.
While in UAE where can you buy green beans from:
As discussed earlier, green beans are not very common around the world. However, you can still enjoy this amazing vegetable throughout UAE. For that, all you need is to just contact Freshleaf. As Freshleaf is all committed to delivering a complete range of fresh & healthy, fruits and vegetables, including green beans those too at the most affordable prices.