Beans, as well as other cereals, such as chickpeas, peas and lentinha, for example, are quite rich in nutrients, but cause many gases by the amount of carbohydrates present in their composition that are not properly digested in the body due to the absence of specific enzymes.
Thus, beans ferment in the digestive system under the action of gut bacteria, which leads to the formation of gases; however, there are strategies related to food preparation that can decrease gas formation, as well as ways to eliminate gases that have formed, such as massage in the abdomen, drug use and tea consumption, for example.See some tips for removing gases.
The 3 tips for not producing gas are
To eat beans without worrying about the gases they can cause, avoid eating the grain pod using only the broth, another option is, once ready, to pass the grains through a colander to take advantage of all its nutrients, without letting it cause gas.
Bean broth is rich in iron and is ideal for strengthening your baby’s food without causing gas.
When soaking beans for 12 hours and cooking them with the same water, beans do not produce gas, being a very easy strategy to prepare dishes that need beans, such as feijoada, for example.
By letting beans cook for a long time, they become softer and the starch of the beans is digested more easily.
Beans can be offered this way even to babies older than 7 months old who have already started a diversified diet, simply add them to ready-to-use baby food.
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