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FROM THE GROWERS - Legumes
Common legumes include beans, lentils, peas, and peanuts. These foods are nutritional powerhouses - a good source of protein, fiber, carbohydrates and other valuable nutrients. You may also hear them referred to as a "pulse," which is the edible seed that growns in a pod - specifically beans, lentils, garden peas and chickpeas. Other legumes include alfalfa and clover, used primarily for grazing by animals, and lupins - a beautiful purple garden flower. So for us humans - snack on legumes, cook and serve them, but most importantly - enjoy their unique taste and good nutrition!
peanuts
While "nut" is in their name, they are technically legumes, botanically related to beans and peas. But since they are eaten as nuts, click HERE to go to the NUTS section.
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pulses
USA DRY PEA & LENTIL COUNCIL
Take the "Pulse Pledge" to get a free downloadable 40 page cookbook here. Also find recipes, factsheets and Nutrition 101 info for pulses [chickpeas, lentils, beans and dry peas] - nutritionally healthy powerhouses. In fact, the United Nations has declared 2016 as the "International Year of the Pulses." celebrating this "healthy, affordable, versatile and environmentally friendly food source."
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USA PULSES
Created as the consumer arm of the industry group US Dry Pea and Lentil Council, you'll find an assortment of recipes, guides such as how to cook with dried beans, using pulse flour, kids activities, and videos such as Intro to Cooking with Lentils and The Power of Pea Protein. You'll become a pulse expert, then wonder, "Where have you BEAN my whole life!?" And you'll know the answer is, "Don't worry, be hapPEA!"
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AMERICAN PULSE ASSOCIATION
More information about pulses - resources for schools (including recipes for the school cafeteria), recipes and research. Their goal is to increase consumption of pulses and promote education and policies which do so. They provide a unified coalition to grow the entire pulse crop industry from farm to fork.
THE BEAN INSTITUTE
From the Northarvest Bean Growers Association (NBGA), a cooperative effort between dry bean growers in North Dakota and Minnesota. These two states produce about 42% of the total US bean crop. A bounty of info for home cooks, culinary & foodservice professionals, nutrition & health educators and school nutrition professionals. All about beans, recipes, canned vs. dry, nutrition, health benefits and more. Learn from their Beans 101 - A Farm to Fork Overview. It's all you've "bean" looking for....
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
A short guide to beans, peas and lentils
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GOYA FOODS
Recipes from the leader in Latin cuisine and America’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, which offers a wide variety of canned and dried beans, among other products, available in grocery stores nationwide.
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EDEN FOODS
A leading brand in natural food stores and the natural aisle in grocery stores. Their collection numbers over 1,100 recipes. Choose "Browse By Select Ingredients" and select Beans for many delicious legume recipes.
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