Join Alissa's Raw Food
Mailing List
Enter your email:





+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Pinto beans

  1. 04-05-2006 08:11 AM #1
    RawMagnolia
    RawMagnolia is offline Sprout
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Southwestern Ontario
    Posts
    324

    Default Pinto beans

    Does anyone know if sprouted Pinto beans are toxic?

    "Never underestimate your power to change Yourself" ~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.


    My Journal

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 04-07-2006 11:36 AM #2
    heabrook's Avatar
    heabrook
    heabrook is offline Sprout
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    beautiful Colorado
    Posts
    437

    Default

    Why would they be?

    I've heard that tomato and potato sprouts are poisonous. There is plenty of info on the internet about sprouting pinto beans, so they must not be toxic. :)
    May we be blessed with the compassion to respect all that lives. :)

    "People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest."
    - Hermann Hesse

    "What children take from us, they give…We become people who feel more deeply, question more deeply, hurt more deeply, and love more deeply."
    - Sonia Taitz, O Magazine, May 2003
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 04-22-2006 01:35 AM #3
    veganman's Avatar
    veganman
    veganman is offline Leaf
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    On the waves
    Posts
    779

    Default

    I recently tried sprouted black beans and got violently ill. I would stay away from the pintos....
    Veganman

    Raw From the Farm - your source for farm-direct organic unheated raw nuts, grains, beans, seeds, sea veggies, sun-dried fruits, and pure raw supplements.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 04-22-2006 03:10 AM #4
    juliebove's Avatar
    juliebove
    juliebove is offline Tree
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Bothell, WA
    Posts
    3,163

    Default

    They very sell could be!

    http://www.ivu.org/nzvs/reci/reci2.htm

    In particular:

    "Some beans contain toxic substances but these are eliminated by correct simple cooking procedures as mentioned above. You may hear that beans contain hemaglutins (which can clump red blood cells) and trypsin inhibits (which retard growth) but this is not a concern when the beans are soaked and cooked until tender. Liken beans to potatoes; we were not meant to eat potatoes raw either - they can be poisonous raw but nutritious cooked."
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 04-22-2006 11:32 AM #5
    RowanC
    RowanC is offline Leaf
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Posts
    1,616

    Default Kidneys

    The only beans I know for sure are toxic when sprouted are kidney beans and fava beans. To my knowledge, all the rest are safe, although they may taste like crap! roflol!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules


Raw Food Talk is a friendly forum brought to you by Alissa Cohen. You can find various living & raw food diet merchandise such as her new book or CD on her website at www.alissacohen.com. The Raw Food Talk forum is a great place to meet friends, share raw recipes, find advice and more. The forum is broken into different categories. The "Raw & Living Foods Discussion" is for general chat about the raw diet. The Recipes and Food Preparation is where you can discuss and exchange vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes, & other raw recipes. "Exercise and Fitness While Raw" is for advice, tips, training and more while you are on a raw diet. "Juicing, Sprouting, and Organic Gardening" is for discussion related to juicing & juicers, sprouting, organic gardening & wild edible foods. "Raw Events and Classifieds" is for posting events, products, and advertisements. These are just some of the different topics you will find being discussed in the Raw Food Talk forum. Come on in and meet some new friends.