Church Picnic Bean Salad

Remember back when your parents made you go to church?  Sunday mornings were always high on the family stress scale.  There was one thing that was an antidote for the boring services, awkward handshakes, and uncomfortable pews... And that was the church picnic!  Endless tables of every church lady's best dish.  Those old dames may not know what MTV is, but dang can they whip up a covered dish!

In honor of every silver-haired, hymn-loving chuch lady...

I give you..

Church Picnic Bean Salad

What you need 

-Hit the salad bar yo!-

4 T Red wine vinegar

1/4 cup olive oil

4 Packets of Sugar

pinch of salt

lots of pepper

- black, kidney, garbanzo, green... Any beans really!

-  celery

- red onion

-green pepper

1. Mix together your dressing, making sure to dissolve the sugar in the oil and vinegar.

2.  Then pour over the beans, celery, onions, and green peppers!

3.  You can eat it right away... But I suggest letting them beans hang out!

 The longer it sits... The better it gets!

You might even want to sneak a TUPPERWARE to the dining hall

Shhhh... Don't tell Shivley!

More Bout' Dem Beans!

Nooo not those beans!

Beans Beans the magical fruit..

The More you eat...

the more you

...

Lower your risk for heart disease- and cancer! 

Beans = Health Dream. Period!

High in fiber, low in fat, and yummy yummy...

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 Black Beans are rich in anthocyanins, the same heart disease– and cancer-fighting antioxidants that are found in grapes andcranberries.

Garbanzo (chickpeas)
A recent study found that a chickpea-fortified diet slashed “bad” LDL cholesterol levels by almost 5%.

KidneyThe thiamin (vitamin B1) in this bean protects memory and brain function; a deficiency has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease. Navy Potassium regulates blood pressure and normal heart contractions.

PintoFiber helps stabilize blood sugar, lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes.

http://www.prevention.com/health/nutrition/smart-shopping/healthy-eating-the-many-health-benefits-of-beans/article/7aef06ef823d6110VgnVCM10000013281eac____/2 

Fiber makes me happy!