These boiled green beans are much healthier than chips, nachos, nuts . tThese snacks are easy to make . All you have to do is stock your freezer with edamame which are available shelled or with pods in frozen section.It can be thawed and taken as a snack or the following steps can be followed for a delicious snack. You no more have to be aftraid of your calories during your snack intake as ½ cup of edamame contains
- Calories – 120
- Fiber- 9 grams
- Ffat- 2.5 grams
- Polyunsaturated fat – 1.5 grams(0.3 grams plant omega-3 fatty acids)
- Monounsaturated fat – 0.5 gram
- Protein – 11 grams
- Carbohydrate – 13 grams
- Sodium – 15 mg
- Vitamin C- 10% of daily value
- Iron -10% of daily value
- Vitamin A – 8% of daily value
- Calcium – 4% daily value
Ingredients
- Edamame – 1 lb bag
- Dash of salt
Directions
1. Boil water , stir in edamame and cook for 5 minutes with salt.
2. Drain edamame , shell the peas and discard the pods.
This provides a wonderful snack while watching T.V, reading books.
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