Green beans were brought to us from America in the 16th century, but, unfortunately, the Europeans did not immediately appreciate it, and began to eat only 200 years later. Before that, it was used in gardens exclusively for decorative purposes, as it is very beautiful blooms and curls.
Initially, only grain was used for food, but after a while the Italians tried the pods themselves, which were pleasant to the taste and also tender.
What is useful for green beans?
Green beans have many positive properties. For example, it facilitates the disease with bronchitis, improves the digestive system, treats skin diseases, rheumatism , accelerates the recovery of intestinal infectious diseases, and it promotes the formation of erythrocytes - red cells in the blood.
Another green string bean is useful to people suffering from diabetes. The thing is that it contains arginine, whose action is similar to insulin, and it will be very good if a diabetic patient can drink about a liter of a mixture of carrot juice, green beans, Brussels sprouts and green beans for a day. This mixture contributes to the production of insulin in the body.
Caloric content of green beans
Green beans are very often recommended to those people who sit on diets or just want to lose weight, since it is considered a low-calorie. It contains only 25 kcal per 100 grams. In addition, it is rich in vitamins, folic acid and carotene. It is also rich in minerals such as iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chromium and other elements that have a beneficial effect on our body.
Nutritionists recommend to include in the diet of green beans to all people over 40 years of age, and eat it at least 2 times a week.
Benefit and harm of green beans
As for the useful properties of this wonderful plant, we have found them, but there are also contraindications. Green beans are contraindicated in people suffering from exacerbation of chronic gastritis, stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers, cholecystitis and colitis.