Nutritious - Dried beans rate as the richest source of vegetable protein, a very high source of both soluble and insoluble dietary fibre and a fabulous source of non-sweet complex carbohydrate, making them a marvellous source of energy. They supply impressive amounts of the B vitamins (niacin, riboflavin, thiamine and folic acid) plus calcium, iron, phosphorous, potassium, zinc and some trace elements.
In addition they contain  no cholesterol or gluten and very little sodium and fat, therefore are very important for special diets such as gluten-free, diabetic, vegetarian, low salt, lowcalorie, low cholesterol, high fibre and high iron diets.
Convenient - Easy to store, you can always have beans at the ready. To save preparation time, simply soak and pre-cook in bulk and freeze the beans in recipe-sized batches.