SAMA HOOLE: Even after proper soaking and cooking, antinutrients remain at harmful levels. The "poor man's meat" is poor nutrition with digestive distress included. There's a reason they're called the "musical fruit."

Beans aren't a health food.

They contain lectins (especially phytohemagglutinin that's toxic enough to cause vomiting in hours), massive amounts of phytates, oligosaccharides (cause gas and bloating), and have poor protein bioavailability.

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— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) October 27, 2025