Finding Joy In Daily Holidays. Let's Celebrate National Eat Your Beans Day! Celebrated Every July 3rd.

Let's Celebrate Eat Your Beans Day!

Celebrated Every July 3rd.

July 3rd is National Eat Your Beans Day—a lively daily holiday that celebrates beans in all their wonderful sizes, shapes, and colors. As one of the oldest cultivated plants in history, beans have been a nourishing staple around the world for centuries. Packed with nutrients and incredibly versatile, beans are a tasty and affordable way to boost your health. On this day, let’s dive into what makes beans so special and why they deserve a bigger role in our meals.

A Few Bean Facts...

• Beans have been a staple in humans diets for thousands of years.
• Beans are filled with protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
• There are over 400 varieties of beans grown worldwide.
• The first published bean recipe in the US was a Baked Bean Recipe by Lydia Maria Child in the American Frugal Housewife in 1829.

A Few Ways to Celebrate Eat Your Beans Day...

1. Eat some beans.
2. Try a new type of bean you have never tried before.
3. Make a recipe with beans. 
4. Have a bean tasting party.
5. Go to a farmers market and buy some beans.

How will I  celebrate Eat Your Beans Day? I will try a type of bean I have never eaten before.

Happy Eat Your Beans Day!

KathieyV.