Smart Beans

As a single mom with three children, I have found that cooking with beans is a cost-effective and healthy way to stretch my monthly food budget. Here's one way I include beans into our meal rotation: 1. Cook a pot of beans in the crock pot and serve with rice, biscuits or corn bread. I usually serve a salad too. 2. Place the leftover beans in a food processor to make your own "refried beans" for bean burritos the following night. 3. The remaining beans can be placed in smaller plastic containers and frozen for future usage.