Pea and Bean Salad
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Saturated Fat
Sugar
Salt
Serves: 6
Ingredients
200 g tinned red kidney beans
100 g frozen peas, (frozen)
100 g frozen broad beans
1 small red pepper, finely chopped
1 small green pepper, finely chopped
2 spring onions, sliced
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
Pinch salt
Source
This recipe had been sourced from A Taste of our Cooking
Healthy Hints
Enjoy this dish regularly. It can help you achieve your five a day, fill you up and give you a range of colours. Generally, the more natural colours on your plate, the more nutrients.
Cooking Guide
1. Drain off the liquid from the kidney beans, then rinse the beans thoroughly under cold running water.
2. Cook the frozen peas and beans according to directions on the packet. Drain and cool slightly.
3. Mix together the beans, peas, red and green peppers, spring onions and chopped parsley in a bowl.
4. Flavour with a pinch of salt and your favourite salt-free seasonings and herbs. Add a drizzle of lemon or lime juice if you prefer.
Food facts per serving
| Calories (kcal)On average, men should have 2 500 Calories and women 2 000 Calories per day. | 64 |
| Protein (g)Protein should make up about 15% of your daily calories and fill about a quarter of your plate | 5 |
| Fat (g)Fat should make up no more than a third of the calories in your diet. On average, men should have no more than 95 g and women no more than 70 g of fat per day. Weight for weight, fat gives you more than twice the calories of carbs! | 0.5 |
| Saturated Fat (g)Cut down on saturated fat from animal products like butter, ghee, fatty meat & full fat dairy products. Consume less than 10 percent of calories from saturates. On average, men should have no more than 30 g and women no more than 20 g of saturated fat per day. | 0.1 |
| Carbohydrate (g)Carbohydrates should provide over half of your daily calories and fill no more than a third of your plate. Choose slow release carbs like wholegrain breads and cereals, beans, dahls, and coarse brown roti | 10.5 |
| Sugar (g)You don't need sugar, it's just calories without nutrients. Eat fewer sugary foods and drinks | 2.2 |
| Fibre (g)Choose fibre-rich fruits, vegetables, and whole grains often. Drink 6-8 glasses of fluid to help your body make use of the fibre | 4.4 |
| Salt (g)Too much salt is linked with high blood pressure. Adults should eat no more than 6g (about a teaspoon) of salt a day. Much of the salt we eat comes from manufactured foods | 0.2 |
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