Rice and beans

So....if you combine rice and beans in one meal,you have a complete protein. In fact, you do not even have to have them at the same meal. Scientist say you can eat the rice and beans up to 2 days apart to still get the complete protein. Thre are so many good recipes for rice and bean dishes out there!

Here is Spanish Rice and Beans.....

And, over course, who doesn't like refried beans and Mexican rice ..

This is from wikipedia...

 Rice and beans is a very popular dish in Latin America, the Caribbean, and in communities of Latino, Caribbean or Sephardic people elsewhere. Given the basic nature of its ingredients and wide availability, rice and bean dishes are a staple food in many regions of the world.

The dish is very nutritious. Rice is rich in starch, an excellent source of energy. Rice also has iron, vitamin B and protein. Beans also contain a good amount of iron and an even greater amount of protein than rice. Most significantly, the consumption of the two in tandem provides all the essential amino acids. One authority writes:

"Rice and beans are an inseparable pair of staple foods for millions of Latin Americans, parts of Central America, the Caribbean, and the Andean Mountain zone. Whether consumed separately or together, these crops figure importantly in the human diet and in national economies across the entire region, and trends in their production are a matter of immediate relevance to practically all of its inhabitants."^[4]

In addition, rice and beans are common and affordable ingredients, often available even when times are hard. A Nicaraguan explained life after Hurricane Mitch by saying:

"For breakfast, we have beans and rice. For lunch, we have rice and beans. For supper, we have rice and beans mixed together."^[5]

In Brazil, rice and beans are commonly eaten as everyday lunch, along with a different variety of meats and vegetables. It is also common to prepare dinner using the lunch leftovers. Brazil is the world leader in dry beans production and Latin American leader in rice consumption.