**TL;DR** - **Baked beans are always there when you need them.** Anyone living in the UK will have come across the classic tinned product of Baked Beans. Whether in the classic form of baked beans on toast or as part of a full English breakfast, beans form an excellent element to a meal. Let's also not forget that the humble baked bean can be raised to gourmet status with one or more of cheese, chilli flakes or mustard on the bread (seriously, try it!). If people are still not convinced by this, beans are also [_quite_ healthy] (https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/are-baked-beans-good-for-you#downsides) as they help to promote gut health and may lower cholesterol. This is not to say that they ar entirely healthy with their high levels of salt and presence of sweeteners. The point is that baked beans do provide some health benefits. Likewise, any university student will know what a life-saver baked beans can be. They are cheap, easy to make and filling. Whenever you are a bit low on funds, baked beans are there to bail you out. _N.B. All these comments are predicated on the beans being Heinz Baked Beans._