FIVE EASY WAYS TO ADD BEANS

1. Spreads – Try pureed beans as a healthy sandwich spread.

2. Grilling – Add pureed or mashed beans to homemade hamburger patties for a flavor and nutritional boost.

3. Canned soups – Make any canned soup healthier and heartier by adding 1 can or 1 1/2 cups of cooked beans. For example, add Kidney beans to vegetable beef soup or Navy beans to potato soup.

4. Salads – Sprinkle any side-salad or main-dish salad with beans, from Black beans to Kidney beans to Garbanzo beans.

5. Smoothies – Up the nutritional value of your smoothie by adding pureed beans.

Source: American Bean Board