Eat Black-Eye Peas for Good Luck All Year Long!
These little one-eyed wonders are known by different names: black-eye peas, beans, or cowpeas. Whatever you call them in your neck of the woods, and however you fix them, they are delicious! Eating black-eye peas is a Southern New Year’s Day tradition that is supposed to grant you prosperity during the coming year; however, eating […]
California Beans Winter Giveaway!
Winter Giveaway Time! What’s Your Favorite Way to Eat Beans? Enter to win a free $400 Amazon gift card from California Beans. It’s easy! Just head to our Facebook page, follow the arrow on our cover photo to the Sign Up button, click and choose what way you like to eat beans! Please share this […]
Meet our Featured Dietitian Stephanie McKercher
Stephanie McKercher is on a mission to end calorie counting. Instead, this food lover and registered dietitian from Denver, Colorado, believes in eating mindfully, cooking, enjoying produce straight from the market, and incorporating whole foods such as beans, vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. She encourages her clients to eat beans because they are […]
Meet Our Featured Dietitians…The Nutrition Twins!
Tammy Lakatos Shames and Lyssie Lakatos, “The Nutrition Twins®,” love beans so much that they can’t choose their favorite variety! In their practice as registered dietitians and personal trainers, they encourage clients to incorporate beans into their diets as a of versatile and economical source of plant-based protein. They also love that beans contain fiber, […]
Meet our Featured Chef George Ennis!
To Chef George Ennis, cooking is like making a movie — and beans are part of his cast. Sometimes they take center stage. Sometimes they’re in a background role. But they’re always part of the ensemble because they’re versatile and hearty. In the grilled fish dish below, Chef George uses orca beans. (Get it?) You […]
Giveaway with Dietitian Sharon Palmer,RDN
Plant Powered Giveaway with Sharon Palmer, RDN.
Beans for Breakfast? Yes, Please!
Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? If eating breakfast helps you maintain a healthy weight by making you feel full for the day, then yes! The fiber and protein in beans will help you stay satisfied until lunch. Breakfast is especially important for school-age children because it provides them with the energy […]
Camping One Pot Dutch Oven Bean Dish
I love to cook with cast iron cookware. My husband and I have been collecting Griswold cast iron since he gave me a #3 skillet for Christmas one year when we were dating (he has always been very practical!). We collected so many skillets over the years that both our children have complete sets from […]