Legumes Are The Best! - by TPO (Hénock Gugsa)

Legumes Are The Best!
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TPO (Hénock Gugsa)


 

If you are seeking the most nutritious but least fatty foods, legumes are your answer. Although the following list is incomplete, it can get you started in your discovery of some wonderful gifts from nature.
You can add or substitute legumes in spaghetti sauce, chili or rice dishes, and add more beans to the table as side dishes. Legumes are essential ingredients in practically all vegetarian dishes. Meatless patties, soups, salads, noodles, and chips can all be livened up with the addition of legumes. And as you might expect, the internet has many links to sites with "legumes" recipes.

Legumes List
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* Alfalfa
* Asparagus Bean
* Asparagus Pea
* Baby Lima Bean
* Black Bean
* Black Eyed Peas
* Black Turtle Bean
* Boston Bean
* Boston Navy Bean
* Broad Bean
* Cannelloni Bean
* Chickpeas
* Chili Bean
* Coco Bean
* Cranberry Bean
* Dwarf Beans
* Egyptian Bean
* Egyptian White Broad Bean
* English Bean
* Fava Bean
* Fava Coceira
* Field Pea
* French Green Beans
* Frijo Bola Roja
* Frijole Negro
* Great Northern Bean
* Green Beans
* Green and Yellow Peas
* Kidney Beans
* Lentils
* Lespedeza
* Licorice
* Lima Bean
* Madagascar Bean
* Mexican Black Bean
* Mexican Red Bean
* Molasses Face Bean
* Mung Bean
* Mung Pea
* Navy Bean
* Pea Bean
* Peanuts
* Peruvian Bean
* Pinto Bean
* Red Bean
* Red Clover
* Red Eye Bean
* Red Kidney Bean
* Rice Bean
* Runner Bean
* Scarlet Runner Bean
* Small Red Bean
* Small White Bean
* Snow Peas
* Southern Peas
* Sugar Snap Peas
* Soybean
* Wax Bean
* White Clover
* White Kidney Bean
* White Pea Bean

Legumes' Nutritional Value
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Legumes are:
* Packed with vitamins and fiber
* High in iron
* High in protein
* High in potassium
* High in foliate
* High in magnesium
* High in selenium
* High in calcium
* Low in fat/calories
* Low in cholesterol
* Lower on the glycemic index chart
* Source of vitamin B

Beans, peas and lentils are listed under the heading of 'legumes'. Protein-rich legumes are healthy substitutes for meat, since meat has more fat and more cholesterol. Some legumes are common, some are not. If you want to add more legumes to your diet but are not sure what is available, go with beans. And if you are not clear how to prepare legumes, again go with beans!