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Recipe: Green Beans
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 5 min.
Cooking Time: 10 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 1 Lbs. green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-0/1 inches pieces
  • 1/3 cup parsley (optional), chopped
  • 1/4 tsp. salt (optional), or to taste
This Recipe is considered:
Low Fat
Low Calorie
Low Cholesterol
Low Sodium
Cooking Directions:
Place green beans in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover saucepan and steam 6-8 minutes or until green beans are tender. Transfer to a serving bowl. Add remaining ingredients and pepper to taste and toss.
 
Per Serving: calories 35, fat 1.5g, calories from fat 39%, protein 2.1g, cholesterol 0.0mg, dietary fiber 3.9g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 35 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 2.1g Vegetable Exchanges 1.4
Carbohydrates 8.1g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 3.9g Bread Exchanges 0.0
Sugar 2.9g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 1.5g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.0
Saturated Fat 0.3g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 0.6g Fat Exchanges 0.0
Poly-unsaturated Fat 0.7g
% Calories from Fat 39%    
Cholesterol 0.0mg
Sodium 7.4mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 76.0IU Calcium 42.4mg
Thiamin (B1) 1.0mg Copper 0.9mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.1mg Iron 1.2mg
Niacin (B3) 0.9mg Magnesium 28.6mg
Vitamin B6 0.8mg Manganese 0.3mg
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg Phosphorus 43.1mg
Vitamin C 18.5mg Potassium 237.0mg
Vitamin E 0.7IU Selenium 0.7mcg
Folate 41.4mcg Sodium 7.4mg
Pantothenic Acid 1.1mg Zinc 0.3mg