Social Workout

Black Bean Bonanza! Personal Chef/SWeAT Double Header!

No gym again today: farm share pickup and film discussion, BUT had made veggie chili the other day with black beans so ate that for dinner WHILE whipping up a special salad for the film discussion folks. Rainbow Minus Blue Salad was given to me by my sister's friend and it fits the SWeAT challenge for today but could also be good if someone needed a Brightly Colored Feat meal.

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Black Beans and Pecs!

Happened to bring black beans for lunch today. Beans are so great for you - fiber, protein, anti-oxidants....yup, I'm a big fan.

I will get my pecs in tonight at Equinox....probably in Amanda's Elev8!

Sweet.

New York

SW-e-AT

Food-Ex Pairing: Pectoralis Black Beanie

We're going totally primal on you mid-week: Black beans, black as mud, rich in protein, the staple of the Americas. Frijoles Negros, muchachos. That's your food, and your mission is to pair those beans up with your pecs, the bench press muscles, the parts that stretch the t-shirt, the ones that give you your push-up, and your cleavage. Yesterday was somewhat delicate. Today is earthy. It's mammarian.

Even as you're reading this, people over at thekitchn.com are already gossiping about the ways they like to eat black beans. They're talking black bean omelettes, and Cuban black bean soup. They're not yet talking Black Bean Brownies, but, well, we got the jump on them on that....  The geeks at WHFoods say that black beans are high in protein and fiber, packed with anti-oxidents, and good for your heart, your glucose levels, and they might also help fight off cancer. Eat them!

And then find a way to work your pectoralises, both major and minor. This should be easy -- push ups are always available -- and so we encourage exiting your "comfort zone." Yogis, why not try a few sets on the bench press? Walk barefoot into that dark night, and ask a large man to spot you. The bench press is the mother of all lifts. The bonding rack of a million high school football players. The staple of suburban yard sale items.... (If you're wondering just how much some worship the bench, please check out the video after the jump.) Now then, free weights types, how about you knock off a half dozen sun salutations? Just a suggestion. You can all, of course, do whatever exercise you like. Just be sure to send word....

Practical Eating

Black Bean...Brownies?

Yesterday afternoon I made vegan brownies. Today I rave about them. Not only are they egg and dairy free, but they are sans gluten and soy. How? The main ingredients are a can of black beans, bananas, rolled oats and unsweetened cocoa. Consider them a protein-packed breakfast, lunch and snack food all in one. Now, the consistency is more akin to fudge than traditional brownie due to the lack of flour, but that will not get in the way of satisfying your chocolate jones.