Volume 2, Number 4
Featured Article
Saving Money with Beans Helps Stretch Family Budget
The Consumer Price Index for grocery store prices increased 6.4% between October, 2010 and October, 2011. The United States Department of Agriculture predicts 2012 food price inflation will taper from 2011 levels but remain slightly above the average of 3-4% seen in the past two decades. Macroeconomic factors such as weather conditions, fuel prices, and the value of the U.S. dollar will influence food prices.
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Also In This Issue
Dry Beans A Good Fit In Two Food Groups
“Use your bean” is a common phrase that encourages people to think or use their brain. The Smithsonian Institution’s “Food and Think” blog muses whether this has to do with the brain being bean-shaped read more
Gift someone this holiday season with a beautiful jar of dry bean soup mix. It will not only warm their heart but be good for it, too! read more
Beans and Flatulence: Fact or Fiction?
Dry beans and other pulses, like chickpeas and lentils, have tremendous nutritional benefits like fiber, protein, folate, and iron and they also promote good health. Some people experience bloating and gas as a result of eating beans and this is often said to be a reason why people do not consume beans more often. read more