I offered my 3-bean chili to someone the other day. It's actually only 2 beans because I substitute brown rice for the chick peas. This chili allows me to satisfy my desire for good spicy food without the oily sheen that accompanies most "real" chili. I even remember telling someone, in years past, that real chili must contain meat (otherwise it's not chili).
Anyway, when I offered to share my discovery with someone, they declined on the basis that beans give them gas. I didn't have anything to say because it didn't make sense to me. Is heart disease more desirable than flatulence? Before I became an adult (something that is still up for debate), my friends and I actually enjoyed letting one "rip." Come on, don't be afraid to smile - you know you did it too!
It didn't make me smile when my dad and grandpa both had to have heart surgeries. I'll spare you the graphic details of that - but, suffer to say, it is worse than have a little extra gas. There is only one diet that has ever been proven to prevent and even reverse heart disease. That is a whole-food, plant based diet. In my mind, it's my only option. I'll probably have gas either way - but, I don't have to get heart disease.
And, by the way, my new chili is so delicious I have to take my shoes off to eat it. If you ask me right, I'll share the recipe!
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