DIY- Refry
I’ll have to dub this week, “do it yourself, cause you don’t need no grocery store to feed your family! Your a pioneer. You can make it better, healthier, cheaper, and faster!” So what else besides bread crumbs can you stop buying from THE MAN?
Refried Beans! The Man will sell it to you for generally $1.00 or more for maybe 12 oz of cooked beans, and the other 3 ounces some oils, salts, and other flavorings. I can get 1 lb of dried pinto beans for $0.49, and then after soaking and cooking, its really around 2 lbs of refried goodness. All bean, all pure, vegetarian, fat free, and no Hydrogenated fats in it.
I once had a conversation with a sweet lady who told me she cooks beans in her crock pot every day. You don’t have to worry about soaking overnight or cooking time. Just beans, water, and a few hours later your beans are tender enough to eat or mash. She was right. It’s never been easier. And according to Dr. Fuhrman, we should be eating 1 cup of beans a day!!!!
For refried beans take as many dried pinto beans as you choose (I used half a lb)
I added onions (that I chopped and froze in baggies over the summer!) Salt and garlic powder. You can add any seasonings you think your family would like)
At this point, you can put the beans in a food processor if you like them smooth. I actually like the chunkiness. Although my sister was here during this adventure and she is pregnant and the sight of the mashed beans made her want to throw up! I added a small amount of water, more salt, and a little vinegar (because my can of refried beans had vinegar in it…so I complied)
Tomorrow I’ll post my homemade whole wheat tortilla’s. There are so many things you can make yourself and do not need the food manufacturers to poison your family with. A friend of mine just got back from Peru and she said they eat TONS of food, but since the make it all from scratch, they do not have the disease and weight crisis we do here.
Posted: October 14th, 2008 under Proteins.
Tags: Dinner, free, healthy kids, ideas, pinto beans, refried beans
Comments
Comment from pamela
Time October 14, 2008 at 6:40 am
Dr. Fuhrman? Maybe you mis-read him – maybe he said potatoes, or bread. Grain is the staff of life. And a pound? A day? What happened to moderation in everything? And I thought half your meals are suppsed to be fruits and vegetables? That’s a big meal with all those beans!
I may have to re-think everything else I’ve read from you. JUST KIDDING!
Comment from Amy
Time October 14, 2008 at 6:47 am
OK Pamela, All fixed. It’s really 1 cup a day. Sorry for the confusion.
Comment from pamela
Time October 14, 2008 at 6:53 am
I don’t know – a cup a day still seems like a lot to me… Sure it’s not potatoes? Or pasta?
Comment from Emily
Time October 14, 2008 at 9:11 am
YOU READ MY MIND! We are totally on the same wavelength. I’ve been trying to grow and make more things myself and not rely on grocery stores. My next goal is to make that amazing 8 grain bread I sampled at Costco yesterday…
This will be the best week EVER. Who needs THE MAN?
And I even was looking up how to make my own tortillas. You’re my hero, Amy.
Comment from Hesses Madhouse
Time October 14, 2008 at 9:46 am
Wonderful! I’ve always soaked them overnight. This is so much faster and easier. Thanks!
Comment from Natalie
Time October 14, 2008 at 10:46 am
I am one of those people that cooks beans all of the time in my crockpot. I use my big crock pot and cook 2 lbs at a time. then the first night we eat them straight out of the pot. i put up about a half pound to mash/refry later in the week and then the other pound i freeze for use on a night when i forgot to put them in the crock pot. i do this with pinto beans, black beans, black eyed peas… yum. i think i will go start some now!
Comment from Liz K
Time October 14, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I’ve never made beans in the crockpot, but I think I will try it. I love all of these DIY. No more grocery store for me. 
By the way, I made your Christmas almonds yesterday! YUM! Craig was so excited when he saw what I was making. Although he was disappointed that he had to wait a whole hour before they were ready! But they were worth the wait!
Comment from Susan Bankhead
Time October 14, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Love the homemade bean ideas. You are so smart! I’ve relied on canned beans because I never remember to soak them overnight, now, I don’t have to remember that part. Also, I Don’t know if this is true, but I read somewhere (was it on your blog that I read it?), that if you rinse canned beans before you eat them, you’ll have less gas.
Comment from Amy
Time October 14, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Actually mom, if you ate beans every day you won’t have gas either. The more you eat, the better you tolerate them.
Comment from kate
Time October 25, 2008 at 7:52 am
I add 2 teapsoons of cumin and some garlic salt. it takes away some of that “beany” taste.
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Comment from cathy
Time October 14, 2008 at 6:24 am
I wish I liked beans. I can tolerate them, but I don’t really like them. Still, we do occasionally have a bean dip made with refried beans. I usually make them using canned, vegetarian refried beans, but I’ll try making the beans myself next time. So, thanks!
Can’t wait to see what DIY comes next!