Ever notice all the varieties of beans these days. There are the usual: pinto, navy, great northern, kidney and then there are: snowcap, bolita, rattlesnake, red calypso, butterscotch calypso, turtle, and Jacob’s cattle to name a few.

The names alone are worth the try but nutrition is even a better reason. Economically beans rate high in cost of nutritive value. Weight for weight beans contain about the same percentage of protein as does fresh meat and about twice as much as grains. They are also a good source of iron and phosphorus. Plus you get the benefit of fiber. According to the JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association), Aug. 19, ‘74. “...fiber is necessary not only for the ‘bulk’ it provides in the intestine, but also for its effect on the chemical and bacteriological processes that take place in the intestine. Evidence has been presented to show that its removal from the diet may, directly or indirectly, cause certain diseases that are becoming an increasing problem in western countries.”