Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Fresh green beans offer slightly more vitamin C, potassium, and fiber with very little sodium, making them the nutritionally stronger option.Canned green beans are still ...

Bush beans are small and compact plants that produce large harvests for the space they need in a vegetable garden. Where pole beans require support for their climbing vines, bush beans grow to only a ...

“Americans just do not know how to cook green beans,” said Ann, a Bayfield Farmers Market vendor, as she handed me a sack of deep green, plump beans she picked earlier that morning. “When they’re ...

Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...