Kidney Beans (Rajma) Keeps Blood Sugar Levels Under Check

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Consuming rajma (kidney beans) each day will keep your blood glucose levels under check.

Health benefits of Kidney Beans

• High soluble fiber content helps cut cholesterol and stabilize blood glucose.
• Magnesium and potassium content in kidney beans helps lowering blood pressure.
• Rich in manganese and copper, kidney beans protects cancer and vascular disease.
• With very little fat and no cholesterol, a substitute for meat protein.
• Soluble fiber contained in kidney beans helps to decrease metabolism rate of carbohydrates. This can prevent blood sugar levels from hiking after a meal. Kidney beans are a good source of protein that lowers blood sugar level.
• Kidney beans is a good choice for people with insulin resistance, hypoglycemia or diabetes as fiber, protein and complex carbohydrates in red kidney beans helps stabilize blood sugar levels.
• Blood sugar stabilizing effects of kidney beans assist obese and overweight people. When the blood sugar levels are stable, less insulin is released by the pancreas. Insulin promote fat storage in the body, so keeping insulin levels low can help achieve healthy weight loss.

Nutritional Information of Kidney Beans

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: ½ cup, cooked, without salt
Dietary Fiber	6g
Calories	112g
Total fat	0g
Saturated fat	0g
Trans fat	0g
Cholesterol	0gm
Sodium	1mg
Potassium	358mg
Total carbohydrate	20g
Sugars	0g
Protein	8g

Note: Kidney Beans are regal red, kidney-shaped beans must be boiled for at least 10 minutes to destroy their natural phytohemagglutinin, and then cooked until tender. Failure to boil these beans could lead to unpleasant gastric symptoms. (Canned beans have been fully boiled.)