It is easier to just open a can but try the dried beans for a week or 2 and you'll be hooked. You don't actually absolutely have to soak them overnight. Do a little reading on ways to cook them.
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Smuckers is good. Publix store brand is also really good and much cheaper. Actually, I've really never had a bad product that was a Publix store brand.
You can eat them in whatever combination you prefer. It all depends on what your daily caloric & macro goals are. Whites are a complete protein & can be eaten by themselves.