French beans make great finger food for children, and are ideal for anyone who doesn’t like the ‘stringy’ bits in runner beans! A few plants will reward you with a reliable crop and they come in a variety of colours – as well as the usual green beans, there are cream, yellow, flecked, and purple French beans that all look as good as they taste.
Nutritional benefits
• Contain little amounts of sodium, saturated fats and cholesterol making them the best natural aid for weight loss.
• Rich in folates which prevent the foetus from neural-tube defects especially when eaten during pregnancy.
• Contain phosphorous, calcium, copper, potassium, magnesium, protein, fat, starch and omega 3 fatty acids which are essential to body health
• Rich source of, vitamins A, B, D and K.
• Rich in dietary fibre which helps in regulating fats in the body.
• Contain flavonoids and antioxidants which nullify the attack of harmful free radicals in the body thus preventing aging.
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