Re: Re: Ready to try beans...red or brown lentils? *Marilyn*

[Guest guest]

At 08:42 AM 6/5/2010, you wrote:

Do you use brown or red lentils

when you make your chili? I'm excited to try your

recipe:)

I've used both, actually. Split reds are the easiest to digest, but

tend to not give you the chunky effect that the brown lentils (or

beans in regular chili) do.

My husband dislikes lima beans, navy pea beans, and kidney beans. The

latter is almost heresy around here, since one of the favorite non-SCD

dishes is red beans and rice (illegal) with sausage. I've considered

doing a mix of split reds and browns with sausage, but haven't gotten

around to trying it.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

At 09:43 AM 6/7/2010, you wrote:

Thanks! I'll probably use the

brown ones once I do a test run with them plain to make sure they're

tolerated.

Oh, how I've missed beans! It's so excited to start adding things back in

to my plain-ish diet...

BTW, some places with have what they called " French green

lentils, " which are small and dark green. I've found these to be

pretty hard to digest, and even people who do well with split reds and

browns may have difficulty with them, even though all lentils are

legal.

These French green lentils are different from the organic lentils in the

bulk bin at Whole Foods, which may have a greenish cast to them.

For me, personally, I've done better with lentils than with any other

bean, though I'm okay with navy pea beans. Guess it's a good thing

they're the legume my husband will eat! LOL!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle