Bush Beans

Get a Load of These BEANS!

Your Guide to a Super Nutritional Food Staple

Seriously, is it a coincidence that beans kind of look like supplements? These key stats show why beans aren’t just good — they’re good for you.

carbohydrates

Dietary fiber

Protein

Pick Your Bean Match

We don’t mean to be that person but if you don’t like beans… chances are you haven’t met the right bean yet.

Ready for more beans?

Feeling indecisive tonight? We've bean there. And this pun is 1,000% intended because literally whatever you’re craving, there’s a bean for that.

Dip

Blend beans into dips and spread.

Sources

Harwatt, H, et al. (2017, May 11). Substituting beans for beef as a contribution toward US climate change targets.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2015). About Legumes (Beans and Peas. 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2015). 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Harwatt, H, et al. (2017, May 11). Substituting beans for beef as a contribution toward US climate change targets.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2015). About Legumes (Beans and Peas. 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2015). 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Carbohydrates

The USDA recommends getting 45-65% of your daily energy from carbohydrates.

24g Kidney Beans

23g Black Beans

17g Navy Beans

20g Garbanzo Beans

19g Butter Beans

19g Cannellini Beans

18g Pinto Beans

17g Blackeye Peas

17g Great Northern Beans

grams Per ½-cup of canned beans

Dietary Fiber

Depending on your age and sex, the USDA recommends getting 22 to 34 grams of fiber per day.

7g Navy Beans

6g Great Northern Beans

3g Blackeye Peas

7g Pinto Beans

6g Cannellini Beans

5g Butter Beans

4g Garbanzo Beans

6g Black Beans

5g Kidney Beans

grams Per ½-cup of canned beans

Protein

Your protein needs depend on your age, sex, and other factors. Whatever your daily needs, beans help give you a boost.

6g Navy Beans

6g Great Northern Beans

7g Blackeye Peas

6g Pinto Beans

7g Cannellini Beans

5g Butter Beans

6g Garbanzo Beans

7g Black Beans

8g Kidney Beans

grams Per ½-cup of canned beans

Calcium & phosphorous

Iron

Protein

Folate

Potassium & magnesium

zinc

Protein

Beans are a solid source of protein, which your body uses to build and repair muscle.

A ½-cup of BUSH’S® Dark Red Kidney Beans packs about 8 grams of protein. Many other types of beans contain protein, including black beans and cannellini beans.

Many beans are rich in iron, which is a building block of your red blood cells.

Eat a ½-cup of BUSH’S® Black Beans to get about 15% of your daily recommended intake of iron. Other iron-rich options are blackeye peas, cannellini beans, and kidney beans.

Iron

Beans contain calcium and phosphorous, which make your teeth and bones strong.

Cannellini beans provide a bit of both minerals. So do kidney beans, black beans, and garbanzo beans.

Calcium & Phosphorous

Beans are rich in folate, a B vitamin that plays a big role in cell division.

Blackeye peas are one of the richest sources of folate. Butter beans and black beans are also packed with this vitamin.

Folate

Beans are loaded with potassium and magnesium, which your nerves use to send signals.

Butter beans are bursting with both potassium and magnesium. So are black beans, kidney beans, and pinto beans.

Potassium & Magnesium

Beans also contain zinc, which helps support your immune system.

A ½-cup of canned chickpeas provides about 10% of your daily recommended intake of zinc. Butter beans, blackeye peas, and kidney beans also contain some zinc.

Zinc

Chili

Chow down on beans in chili.

Pasta

Pair beans with pasta.

Salad

Toss beans into salad.

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Casserole

Cook beans low and slow in casseroles.

Tacos

Tuck beans into tacos.

Soup

Stir beans into soup.

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grams Per ½-cup of canned beans

The USDA recommends getting 45-65% of your daily energy from carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates

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zinc

Protein

Potassium & magnesium

Iron

Calcium & phosphorous

Folate

Protein

Dietary fiber

carbohydrates

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