Did you hear the one about the older couple who were golf fanatics, died the same day, and both went to heaven? When St. Peter showed them their eternal reward, heaven turned out to be the most beautiful golf course they had ever seen, and it was all for them. After teeing off on the first hole, the man said to his wife, “You and your stupid oat bran. We could have been here ten years earlier.”

It is no joke. And it is no mystery. An eating style high in soluble fiber lowers the amount of cholesterol in the blood, and this prevents narrowed arteries. The result is fewer heart attacks and brain attacks (strokes).

Soluble Fiber Foods

Oat bran is high in soluble fiber, but an even better source is the beans category. And one of the most frequent reasons people give for not eating beans every day is that beans are “boring”.

The Beans List

Dark Red Beans
Small Red Beans
Black Beans
White Beans
White Kidney Beans
Red Kidney Beans
Brown Beans
Pink Beans
Great Northern Beans
Garbanzo Beans
Pinto Beans
Lentils
Green Split Peas
Yellow Split Peas
Black-eyed Peas
Crowder Peas
Are you bored yet?