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Beans, I just feel better when I eat them! Is it that bad?

When I cut out beans completely from my diet, I do not feel as good. I do not have as much energy, and I feel less toned. Before starting Paleo I would have a can of garbanzo bean …
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Paleo budget & introducing grains.

I have been fairly strictly paleo about 8 months and I feel great. Recently however I lost my "real job" and went back to my former job of 10 years as a bike messenger. This is pro …
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Beanlovers-what process do you use in cooking your beans/legumes

do you follow the weston price guidelines? or just not worry so much about soaking them for days and days and just have them once in a while. I used to soak my beans over nite (f …
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Fermenting canned black beans to remove lectin?

I bought a big case of canned black beans shortly before going on a Paleo diet, only to realize they are not paleo frienfly and the lectins may have been a major source of my gastr …
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If you get adequate nutrition, are beans really that bad?

beans have always made me feel full which is a good thing and my turdies look better when i eat beans. i eat a variety of vegetables and meats so is it really that bad to eat beans …
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No milk, no soya milk … so what’s the alternatives?

Hi folks. I've moved over to a mainly Paleo diet quite recently (where possible), I did like cream or milk in my coffee (mainly decaff) and am not happy with taking it just black. …
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Beans: Why some people can digest and others not?

I am wondering, why some people can digest beans while others (like me, sad to say) cannot? I already understand that beans contain lectins, phytates and antinutrients that can ca …
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Carbs and Beans

Okay I am COMPLETELY confused. I know Paleo's don't usually eat beans, and I didn't for a while (tried >20 carbs as well as a time of >50 carbs per day) but I felt like complete an …
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Dehydrating String Beans…

I am trying to dehydrate string beans. Trader Joe's sells dehydrated crunchy string beans that I am trying to replicate without the canola oil and tapioca starch that theirs is pre …
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How many of you eat beans with no Ill effects?

I have been paleo for about a month an am slowly reintroducing foods to see how my body handles them. I have noticed that I do horribly on wheat but seem to tolerate black beans, h …
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Why do paleo hacks sponsers advocate eating beans and oatmeal.

Out of curiosity I clicked on joy baers diabetes info and found her 6 foods to eat includes beans and oatmeal. Uggg how paleo is that?
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Beans/Legumes Are not paleo, what about coffee?

I have asked a couple of "resources" out there and we all know that many are misinformed about the paleo diet and I could not find a reference in my actual paleo book written by co …
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How come canned beans don’t ferment?

All it takes is an anaerobic environment, and a little salt to ferment things, and that's exactly what's in canned beans! I was just wondering cause I am learning how to ferment th …
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Green beans — vegetable or legume?

I was served green beans the other day and realised I didn't know if they were a legume or a vegetable. Can you tell me? Also, I think I knoe that peas are legumes, am I correct? …
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Legumes vs Conventional Red Meat

If you only had the choice to eat conventionally raised meat, would you eat it or would you opt for a cheaper protein source such as beans. Legumes have sustained many cultures f …

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