The Longevity Diet Handout 1-15-2020

1. Focus on Plants
2. Try to eat meat less than 2 per week (or at least not the main focus of your meals).
3. Daily serving of beans.
4. Slash sugar <7tsp/day.
5. Snack on nuts (2oz/serving)
6. Breads: 100% whole grain
7. Wholly whole foods: no processed meats of snacks.

1. Pinto
2. Black
3. Black eyed peas
4. Mung beans
5. Adzuki beans
6. Lentils

To make beans more digestible:

1. Add 1 tsp baking soda to water
2. Add turmeric, ginger or fennel
3. Add sliced oranges as a side dish
4. Eat often and your body will make more enzymes to break down the oligosaccharides in beans
5. Try Bean-0

1lb dry pinto, black, northern, cannellini etc beans.

1 lg yellow or white onion

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 tsp dry thyme (or herb of your choice)

1 tsp salt
Soak beans overnight 8-16 hours.

Drain, rinse and add to your crockpot (4-6 quart size)

Add onion, garlic, thyme and 5c water.

Cover and cook on low 9-10 hours or on high 5 hrs.

Stir in salt, and cook 10+ minutes – then enjoy!  Save some on containers for later!

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