Why Eat Fresh Green Beans?
One cup of raw snap green beans contains 34 calories, with zero grams of fat and cholesterol. There are seven mg of sodium and two grams of protein in that cup of green beans, with four of the eight grams of carbohydrates coming from dietary fiber. Green beans are rich in vitamins A and C, containing 15% and 30% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for each, respectively. Those interested in learning how to cook fresh green beans should know that although one recently popular way to cook green beans is to bread and deep fry them, it certainly is not the most healthy way to eat this great source of vitamins C and A. Cooking fresh green beans takes approximately the same amount of time as cooking canned or frozen green beans. This makes it a quick and easy way to add more health to anyone’s dietary meal planning and routine.
