nutrition question: blue corn chips and canned white beans

[Kenny Powers]

This is kind of a random nutrition question, as of late i've been trying to get a cut look by cutting carbs, but my vice has been blue corn chips. The chips are organic and the only ingredients are blue corn and cooking oil. Can these really be that bad? Their carb and sodium counts is a little high when you get past 3 or 4 servings, but otherwise I can't see how they can be that bad. Has anyone heard otherwise?

Also I've been eating more beans to increase my fiber intake, but my favorite kind are canned white beans. Are white beans as healthy as black and pinto? And are beans less nutritious in cans? They are organic though.

Thanks

Kenny Powers

 

[EFFORT]

This is kind of a random nutrition question, as of late i've been trying to get a cut look by cutting carbs, but my vice has been blue corn chips. The chips are organic and the only ingredients are blue corn and cooking oil. Can these really be that bad? Their carb and sodium counts is a little high when you get past 3 or 4 servings, but otherwise I can't see how they can be that bad. Has anyone heard otherwise?

Also I've been eating more beans to increase my fiber intake, but my favorite kind are canned white beans. Are white beans as healthy as black and pinto? And are beans less nutritious in cans? They are organic though.

Thanks

Kenny Powers

Probably won't make that much of a difference if your overall diet and training is good.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Here is a good site to look up individual foods and their health benefits: http://whfoods.org/foodstoc.php

Canned beans have more salt, but in cooking the dried or fresh beans you have to add salt anyway, so it balances out. The biggest difference is price. Canned beans are 2-3 times more expensive, but that is still usually less than a dollar difference per meal. I remember calculating that the dried beans cost me about 35 cents for a big meal. It helps if you know how to cook. I like spicy food, so I will cook a pot of beans or lentils with garlic and hot peppers. Jalapenos go well with beans; habanero lentils have been my favorite this summer. You can puree them with a stick blender and use as a sauce for chicken.