Beans Beans....
As part of a "Project PA" Grant, Spring Cove's Food and Nutrition Department is educating kids on the nutritional benefits of eating beans.
Beans, Beans, the musical fruit.... Actually, beans fit into the VEGETABLE and MEAT group.
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Beans are a plant food, which makes them a vegetable.
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Beans also have protein and iron, which are nutrients found in meat, chicken, fish, and eggs
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Beans belong to a family of plants called legumes.
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Why should I care about Protein?
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Helps build bones, muscles, and skin
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Helps you feel full
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Why should I care about Fiber?
ØHelps you feel full after a meal
ØHelps with regularity going to the bathroom
How can we add beans to our diets?
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