Comments on: Step 6: Legumes

By: Timbob

Timbob — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:51:00 +0000

I’ve read that you can keep beans in the freezer if they are in vac-sealed bags. Is this true?

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:38:00 +0000

The legumes/beans suggested in most standard food storage calculators actually take the place of any meat. If you look at our step 4 page you will notice there are no meats listed. So if you store the amount reoommended there you should be covered for your protein needs.

By: nutritarian_mom2_5

nutritarian_mom2_5 — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:41:00 +0000

My family is mostly vegan. I have been trying to find a calculator or conversion chart online that will help me determine how many more lbs. of beans I need to store in order to replace meat products in our food storage. Any suggestions?

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:11:00 +0000

It is a little confusing because one is measuring COOKED pounds and one is
measuring RAW pounds. Since raw beans are so dense and heavy 1 cup of them
when cooked expands a lot and becomes about 1 pound. But if you started
with an entire 1 pound of dry beans, once it cooked it would expand and fill
up a lot more space than just 1 cup. Does that make sense?

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:53:00 +0000

On the conversion chart I read that
1 cup dried beans = l pound = 2 cups cooked = 1 can

then on the last two lines it seems to contradict the previous 4 lines, saying instead
that
2 1/2 cups dried =1 pound instead of the 1 cups listed above
and that
1 pound = 5 1/2-6 cups cooked instead of the 2 cups listed above

Did I read that wrong?

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:53:00 +0000

On the conversion chart I read that
1 cup dried beans = l pound = 2 cups cooked = 1 can

Did I read that wrong?

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:04:00 +0000

I tried canning pintos in quarts and pints according to Caitlin’s recommendations. Worked great! Loving having them on hand and ready to use.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:10:00 +0000

we have a URM store where they sell 25# bags

By: Marble Floor Clean Boca Raton

Marble Floor Clean Boca Raton — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:19:00 +0000

Purchase your legumes and learn how to use them: dried beans, bean soup mixes, lentils, soy beans, etc.

By: Beans, Beans « Simply Dazee

Beans, Beans « Simply Dazee — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:02:29 +0000

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