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Summertime means spending more
time together as a family, dining al fresco and enjoying the
flavors of the season. This summer, try a new twist on traditional
outdoor recipes that your kids will love, like the Asian-inspired
chicken skewers developed by Connie Guttersen, R.D., Ph.D., nutrition
instructor at the Culinary Institute of America, author of “The
Sonoma Diet” and mom. Connie developed three new recipes
that will please everyone in the family, even the pickiest eater.
 Connie’s recipes are a tasty and
healthy substitution to traditional potato and macaroni salads,
which tend to be loaded with mayonnaise. Her recipes include
a variety of vegetables, such as black and Great Northern beans,
to help moms get more veggies on their families’ plates.
Asian Satay Skewers w/ Black Bean Sauce
“What most moms don’t
realize is that beans are a vegetable and an easy ingredient
to include in warm weather dishes. It’s as simple as adding
black beans into guacamole or cannellini beans into pastas,”
says Guttersen.
Include Beans
in your Favorite Summer Dishes
 Beans can easily be mixed into summer
side salads. Try a Latin black bean and corn salad or Great Northern
beans for a lighter potato salad.
Recipe: Olive
This Bean Pasta Salad
 Add color and texture to your family’s
favorite dips by including beans. Puree beans into a creamy spread
like hummus or add them whole to Greek yogurt dips or salsas.
Recipe: Black
Bean Guacamole
Spread a layer of your favorite
beans with tasty spices like cumin or chili powder to enhance
Mexican dishes. Pinto, refried or black beans work best.
Reasons to
Serve Beans at Backyard Barbecues
- Beans(1) have more
fiber and protein than any other vegetable.
- Beans are easy, convenient and
with 30 different varieties, can be used in a wide array of recipes.
- Beans are good for the entire
family! Most kids like beans – four out of five kids give
them a thumbs up!(2)
- 1 And legumes. Source: USDA
Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (2.0) based on
combined grams of fiber and protein for Reference Amount Customarily
Consumed.
- 2 Impulse Research, 2007 on
behalf of the makers of Bush’s® Beans
Visit www.VegetableWithMore.com for 1,000 delicious
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