Beans’ Bad Rap: Why Consumption Has Fallen Drastically in Mexico

Courthouse News Service ^ | February 10, 2022 | Cody Copeland

[JD_UTDallas]

This is a surprise? It’s been proven everywhere around the world the first thing people do when they get into the middle class is drastic increase in animal protein consumption followed by increased energy usage for comfort and transportation. China and India both added half a billion to the middle classes and they have had to build power plants, roads and cars at breakneck speeds to keep up with the demands of their new and fast growing middle classes

[broken_clock]

Maybe the question to ask is how much bean consumption the illegal invaders consume, not what the smart Mexicans eat back home as they adjust to a modern diet.

[datura]

Mexican can food has always been my favorite- even though it’s not so authentic this far north.

[datura]

Mexican can. Damn autocorrect…

[ChildOfThe60s]

I happen to like all beans.
Hint: you can live on beans and rice. And both keep well for a long time.
Things go sideways, we may get tired of them, but we are not gonna starve.

[TaMoDee]

Beans, Beans, The musical fruit
The more you eat
The more you toot!

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

An old Mexican gentleman I knew used to finish every dinner with a bowl of beans. I could eat them every day, but I don’t.

[coloradan]

... and the more you toot, the better you feel. So eat your beans at every meal!

[real saxophonist]

I Love Beans by Brak

[lee martell]

I’ve had real tamales only a few times. I’m never quite sure what to do with the corn husk wrapped around it. Eat it?
I don’t think so.
I just discreetly throw it away.

[Mariner]

One of the healthiest foods on the planet, and I consume them regularly.

[butlerweave]

Bush’s Beans produce less gas

[Luke21]

Remember “Beans beans, good for your heart. The more you eat, the more you fart. The more you fart, the better you feel, so let’s eat beans for every meal.” That one is so old I first heard it in 1966.

[Romulus]

I’m eating beans and rice right now.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It is amazing what people have learned and discovered through trial and error over thousands of years. I never thought about the Mexican gastronomical "trilogy" like that before:

• Corn in the tortillas provides calories in the form of carbohydrates, as well as a small amount of protein, but the human body doesn’t process these proteins easily.
• Beans provide the main supply of high-quality proteins, which are much more easily processed by the body and, when combined with those in the corn, approximate to the levels of protein derived from meats.
• Spicy chiles provide the same things that any other fruit provides: vitamins and minerals.
• Capsaicin in pepper helps the body better process those stubborn proteins in corn.

"The well-balanced diet of this trilogy has been nurturing bodies in this part of the world for thousands of years."

By the way, Casa Lupe on Main Street in Los Altos is struggling and may have to close after being there for almost 50 years. Stop by and get some of their fantastic Mexican food and keep them going! It's a small-town favorite, great people, wonderful food, and lovely decor. Don't let what happened to Frankie, Johnny, and Luigie's Too happen to Casa Lupe!

[flaglady47]

“Beans, Beans, The musical fruit
The more you eat
The more you toot!”

The more you toot, the better you feel
So let’s have beans at every meal!

[LouieFisk]

Hell, some of us consume beans specifically for their magical quality. Cheap thrills - you never know when you’ll run into a kid who’s never pulled the finger before.

[waterhill]

Corn husks have a lot of fiber!

Just kidding, don’t try to eat them. They are just a vehicle for the masa/corn meal. Keeps them from falling apart during steaming.

I live in Texas, tamales are a weekly thing for this household. There are hundreds of varieties.

[moovova]

Pop the top on a can of these babies and eat'em right outta the can. Add some saltines on the side...and it's a meal for me.