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Hello to all from a semi-Sicilian family (Nancy Shlaes deGrazia) We grow fave beans each year and eat them (what is IN the pod, not the pod) raw when they are very small (1/2 inch to an inch) with small chunks of cheese (usually pecorino--or could be something like gouda) and virgin (extra, of course) olive oil and pepper. Great treat! Mangia and enjoy. (and I never knew it was god for pwp) Nancy Shlaes Tami Abiuso wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > I wanted to let you all know FAVA BEANS are now in season, and should be > available in your grocery store. The season is very short, so I'd suggest > buying up a bunch, flashing them, and putting them in the freezer. > > Fava beans are a natural source of levodopa. It's medicine through food folks > -- natural, God-provided medicine. One half cup of Fava beans contains 250 > mg. of levodopa. > > My husband is only on Mirapex right now, so actually I don't know how much L- > dopa is usually prescribed per dose. My husband brought home a bag of beans > last night. If you've never seen them fresh, (I hadn't, or if I did, I never > paid any attention) they are very fat, large beans, and quite long. They make > an ordinary green bean look like doll-sized beans! > > Cook em up -- yum for your tum, and good for your brain. Here in upstate NY, > they are $1.49/lb. I'm making them tonight. I honestly have no idea what > they taste like -- but heck, maybe I'll get some of that dopamine boost too, > and be motivated to get the gardening done once and for all. :-) > > Good luck, > > Tami A. :)