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Spanish Rice & Pinto Beans, Organic

The popular favorite with Lundberg organic short grain brown rice and USA family farm organic pinto beans. Cooked in a spicy organic tomato puree with a bit of our finest sea salt at our certified organic and circle k kosher cannery. Packed in bisphenol-A free cans. Ready to eat, just heat and serve for complete protein meals in minutes. Ideal for busy days with little time to cook. For quick burritos and wholesome soups and stews. Rich in folate (B9), and a good source of dietary fiber, iron, and magnesium.

EDEN Organic Spanish Rice & Pinto Beans are Lundberg organic short grain brown rice and USA small farm organic pinto beans prepared at Eden's certified organic cannery. Beans are soaked overnight, blanched, combined with brown rice and thoroughly cooked in a spicy sauce of organic tomato puree with 100% organic vegetables, herbs, and spices and a bit of EDEN Sea Salt.

With EDEN Organic Spanish Rice & Pinto Beans in your pantry it is easy to make wholesome meals in minutes. Just heat, stir, and serve. Add extra seasonings as desired. For soups and stews, simply add vegetables, water or soup stock, adjust the seasoning and simmer until the vegetables are tender. For a quick burrito spoon onto a tortilla and add salsa. Use any EDEN Rice & Beans to make Burgers, directions in the recipe section.

EDEN Organic Beans and EDEN Organic Rice & Beans are packed in cans with a baked-on oleoresinous (a natural mixture of an oil and a resin extracted from various plants, such as pine or balsam fir) c-enamel lining. It does not contain the endocrine disruptor chemical, bisphenol-A. These cans cost 14% more than industry standard cans that do contain bisphenol-A. Eden has been using these cans since 1999. To the best of our knowledge we are the only US manufacturer doing so, having been told this by the Ball Corporation.

FDA added brown rice to its list of Heart Healthy whole grains in May 2008; "Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods and low in total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers." The science behind this health claim clearly shows the benefits of whole grain are not from single nutrient components. EDEN Organic Spanish Rice & Beans are low fat, saturated fat and cholesterol free, and a good source of dietary fiber with 2g soluble fiber. They are rich in folate (B9) with 40% DV (daily value) and a good source of iron, and magnesium.

According to scientists at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University, "Whole grains help regulate blood sugar by slowing down the conversion of complex carbohydrates into sugar. In fact, low-glycemic index foods such as whole grains reduce hunger and can help to control weight." Scientists at the Agriculture Research Service recently completed a study of more than 2,000 people concluding, "at least three or more servings of whole grain foods everyday could reduce the chances of developing metabolic syndrome - a condition marked by a combination of abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, poor blood sugar control, low HDL 'good' cholesterol and high blood fats."

Recently it was observed that the same antioxidants in fruit, like those in tart cherries, are present in significant quantities in bean skins. "Beans are probably the best human plant food there is," Dr. George L. Hosfield, the leading researcher and a plant breeder at Michigan State University, told Reuters Health. He explained that beans are full of protein and fiber and low in fat. They also contain important vitamins and minerals such as folic acid, iron, potassium, and zinc. "With the additional bonus of their antioxidants, you have almost the perfect food," he said. Beans are loaded with soluble fiber that helps to lower blood cholesterol levels.

Beans are an important source of two essential amino acids not found in cereals, lysine and threonine. In turn, whole grains complement beans and together deliver complete protein. Enjoying a variety of beans with whole grain is a good step toward healthy living.