Navy Bean Soup

Ingredients

Sort and wash beans; place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water 5 cm above beans; soak overnight. Drain beans. Combine beans and 2 litre water; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 2 hours. Saute' onion and celery in margarine until tender; add onion mixture, tomatoes, and salt to bean mixture, stirring well. Simmer, uncovered, 1 hour or until beans are Nutritional information per 1 cup serving: calories ~ 160, protein 9 gm., fat 1 gm., carbohydrates 30 gm., cholesterol 0 mg., sodium 283 mg., fiber 8 gm. Diabetic Food Exchanges: Starch 2.

FROM: The Complete Step-by-Step Diabetic Cookbook, from Oxmoor House, copyright 1995. ISBN: 0-8487-1431-8. Formatted to MM by Trish McKenna 0. 609418282548.47. Submitted By "LISA (POOH) CRAWFORD IN PERRINE, FLORIDA" <LISA_POOH@DELPHI.COM> On SUN, 19 NOV 1995 234142 -0500 (EST)