Beans are one of the best foods you could possibly eat--- they are packed with nutrients, they’re super-satisfying, affordable, environmentally-friendly, and their culinary possibilities are boundless. In this episode Joe Yonan, the Food and Dining Editor of The Washington Post, and author of the James Beard Award nominated cookbook “Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes,” explains why beans can help us live longer, healthier lives, and inspires us with creative, easy ways to use them. He also shares some key cooking tips and sets the record straight with important bean-myth busting.

<p>Beans are one of the best foods you could possibly eat--- they are packed with nutrients, they’re super-satisfying, affordable, environmentally-friendly, and their culinary possibilities are boundless. In this episode Joe Yonan, the Food and Dining Editor of The Washington Post, and author of the James Beard Award nominated cookbook “Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes,” explains why beans can help us live longer, healthier lives, and inspires us with creative, easy ways to use them. He also shares some key cooking tips and sets the record straight with important bean-myth busting.</p>

You don’t have to turn your life upside down to transform it for the better—small, realistic changes will get you there in a way that sticks. In each episode, renowned nutritionist and chef Ellie Krieger dives into one key thing you can do today to propel your life in a healthier direction. In conversation with food, nutrition and lifestyle experts, plus celebrity guests and friends, Ellie maps the path to a joyful, healthy life full of flavor, one “real good” thing at a time. 

<p>You don&rsquo;t have to turn your life upside down to transform it for the better&mdash;small, realistic changes will get you there in a way that sticks. In each episode, renowned nutritionist and chef Ellie Krieger dives into one key thing you can do today to propel your life in a healthier direction. In conversation with food, nutrition and lifestyle experts, plus celebrity guests and friends, Ellie maps the path to a joyful, healthy life full of flavor, one &ldquo;real good&rdquo; thing at a time.&nbsp;</p>

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