Where the beans at!

[rawdanig]

So i was wondering if black beans, chick peas, or any bean as long as you soak them still raw? I mean of course sprouting them is possible but i don't see many people discuss soaking black beans for salads or chick peas for hummus?

Just a random thought lol

[Revvell]

So i was wondering if black beans, chick peas, or any bean as long as you soak them still raw?

They're raw whether you soak them or not ~ long as they're not cooked.

Might want to do a banana search. There are quite a few posts about beans here.

Personally, never liked raw humus made with beans. Zucchini humus is much better and much less work imo.

[Mrs. Papaya]

With the exception of raw chickpeas for hummus (which I've never tried) I think soaking raw beans and trying to eat them would still be rather hard on the digestive system and most people don't bother. Which is, I think, one of the drawbacks to an all-raw diet -- you miss out on the goodness of beans.

[T-Bird]

Even sprouted - some beans are not very palatable. On the sprout people website they have loads of stuff for sprouting - and note on a few of the beans that they aren't really good raw....

[MysticTree]

why would a raw foodie want to bake?

[Revvell]

Not to mention, why waste the time sprouting, rinsing, etc. if one is going to destroy the nutrients by baking?

[Aleesha Sattva]

Good question.

Please do not suggest people eat cooked foods or cook foods on this forum.

thanks,
Admin

[T-Bird]

I wasn't suggesting that in the slightest - I was noting that not all sprouting is done by those who are raw, and that thus - some beans - are not recommended to raw foodists.