Tips to make beans more digestible

Tips to make beans more digestible

Beans are very nutritious

Tips to make beans more digestible


Beans are very nutritious, full of B vitamins and an absolute essential ingredient to add to your diet on a daily basis. However, a lot of my clients complain about the 'gaseous' aspect of eating beans, so here are a few tips on how to reduce that wind:


  • Cook the beans with dulse. This is a seaweed that helps to reduce gasses. 
  • Eat slowly and mindfully. Ensure you chew the beans until they are a liquid and you can chew no more. 
  • Cook slowly. Cooking in a slow cooker over a long period of time can also reduce the production of gas. 
  • Consider drinking a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar 20 minutes before you eat.

    Similarly papaya or pineapple will do the same trick.
  • Alternatively you could take a digestive enzyme.