Did you know that Green Beans is one of those superfoods for health. The green beans, which is considered a common man's staple is packed with nutrition and fiber and is an extremely low calorie and low carbohydrate food. Green beans is now been discovered as a super food for not just weight loss but also people suffering from diabetes. 

While there's no substitute for a balanced healthy diet, adding certain foods like green beans may help those with diabetes keep sugar levels under control. Researchers have found that eating low-fat diet along with food rich in fibre may help type 2 diabetes patients to better manage their condition.

Apart from being low in carb and also high in fibre, the are rich in vitamins like vitamin A, C, K, B6, and folic acid. In terms of minerals, green beans are a good source of calcium, silicon, iron, manganese, potassium, and copper. 

In addition, research has shown that green beans help in preventive care for heart diseases and help in controlling diabetes.  This nutrient dense beans also provide benefits to your eyes and bones, while regulating your digestive processes. 

Green beans come in different varieties - from regular fresh beans, haricot beans, field beans, broad beans, string beans and flat beans. All of these beans are packed with a lot of fibre content in them and are low in calories. In india, each region uses a variety of green beans in their cooking from baking a poriyal, thoran, koora, kuzhambu, sabzi, curry and gravies more. 

Below are a delectable and healthy collection of green beans recipes which are spread across various regions of india and around the world. Each one of these green beans recipes are tried and tested and are perfect to go along with meal times.