Beans as a high fiber and high protein food

 Most diets that I have tried recommended beans as an excellent source of protein and fiber.  I just don't know enough personally about them since my wife does the cooking and has a preconceived idea that, if she cooks beans, the house will smell like a bunch of guys around a campfire.  I know that elimation of that problem could come from a supplement like Beano or another commercially available product.  I googled Beans as a source of high protein and high fiber but low on carbs and got several hits.  The one with the most  educational advice seems to be the one from Livestrong.com--Which is Lance Armstrong's site.  There are other articles on Beans  used this way and we can each take some time to explore them.  I'd like to see what recipes Men are using including beans in their diet .

 I've always heard that there is some debate as to how much of the protein gets absorbed. Still, I mix  0 calorie Okara (tofu byproduct) with my chicken salad staple and regularly eat home made black bean salsa, because black beans are said to contain a lot of anti-oxidants. Not sure about the fart-part. I just fart away.

So many beans to choose from. Some produce more gas than others. Very healthy and filling but high in complex carbs.

I mostly use black beans for spicy black bean burgers. I'm vegetarian and it's one of my main protein sources (with soy included).

www.youtube.com/watch - I replace most of the breadcrumbs for soy/quorn crumbles for more protein and less carbs.

 I'm so glad that you joined in posting on the Men's Forum.  I primarily posted about beans because one man had posted about looking for a protein other than shakes or cheese.  I thought of beans.  However, I feel that a vegetarian or vegan would be able to come up with other sources of protein.  This is especially true to men who are at the soft food stage of the post op RNY diet.  I know there are many more choices as far as diets are concerned  When I had my RNY in 2000, there was very little choice.

I'd really like you to post about other suitable proteins and / or provide links on where to find more info about. them.  You may have read in the past that I've mentioned that my brother is a professor of food microbiology at a major university.  His area of expertise is in preventing bacterial infection in meat going to market.  He's always been a meat lover and even features a nice picture of a juicy prime rib on his web site.  But, his daughter became a vegetarian about 20 years ago and he's slowly trying it.  He doesn't say that we should all be vegetarians, but he says he does know what goes on in the industry.  He's not saying that it is unsafe to eat meat.  Rather, considering the limited resources on Earth, he feels like we are wasting too many of those resources to raise cattle to slaughter for food.  Bob