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Here's Why Dried Beans Have Become More Popular In 2025 By Garrett Palm Nov. 8, 2025 7:39 pm EST

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It's no secret that food prices have risen. According to NPR , since February of 2020, prices have gone up 29% at the grocery store. This has led shoppers to find new ways to tighten the grocery budget. This has been a big boon for beans. They're already one of the cheapest sources of protein, and they contain an excellent amount of fiber. Even cheaper than buying beans in a can is buying them dried. On average, the dried version costs around half the price. It certainly helps that dried beans have a surprisingly long shelf-life . With tariffs on steel coming into effect, that gap will most likely widen as the prices of cans will rise

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