Damo cooked baked beans at the weekend for a friend’s party and we kept some for ourselves. We had it with French toast for lunch today, and it was extremely satisfying after my snappy 10k run (46.29, moderate pace) when I got back from church. I’m not talkin Heinz here, I’m talking Jamie Oliver’s baked beans made from scratch. Damn good.
Alas the gases that follow eating beans are not nearly as pleasant. So here are some tips from ehow.com on how to have your beans and eat it - with less farts.
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
1. Try taking Beano before eating beans Beano is a supplement available at your local drugstore that can help you better local drugstore that can help you better digest the complex sugars found in digest the complex sugars found in beans. It works not only for beans but for other vegetables that cause flatulence such as cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, and even whole grains. While it works to varying degrees depending on the person, it may help you avoid embarrassment after eating a bowl of beans. works to varying degrees depending on the person, it may help you avoid embarrassment after eating a bowl of beans.
2. Soak dried beans before preparing them. If you prepare beans yourself at home, allow them to soak overnight before preparing them. In the morning rinse the beans thoroughly before cooking them and repeat the process cooking them and repeat the process midway through the cooking process. This helps to eliminate some of the sugars that can promote gas formation.
3. Choose beans less likely to cause flatulence. As a general rule, smaller beans tend to produce less flatulence than larger ones. Lentils would probably be a better choice than butter beans or lima beans. When you eat beans, keep a record of which ones seem to cause the most problems with flatulence and avoid most problems with flatulence and avoid them when possible.
4. Limit the quantity you eat. When you eat beans, avoid eating them in large quantities at a single meal. Try eating them in a recipe where they’re mixed with other foods such as chili so you don’t overload your digestive tract with too many beans to digest.
5. Avoid carbonated drinks when you eat beans. Carbonated drinks can promote beans. Carbonated drinks can promote excessive swallowing of air which can further add to the problem of flatulence.
6. Eat slowly to avoid swallowing air when you eat beans. Many people subconsciously swallow air when they eat which can pass through the digestive system and be expelled as gas. Eat beans slowly to avoid adding further to the flatulence problem.