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Article: Leapin' legumes! Beans come out of the cupboard.(Buyers Guide)
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- Nutrition Action Healthletter
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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If you grew up eating beans only baked or in the occasional bowl of chili, you may not have the slightest idea what to do with them. It doesn't help to know that they're a high-fiber, low-fat, vitamin-packed source of protein if you wander through the bean aisle clueless.
Yet from pasta e fagioli to falafel, from chana masala to lentil pilaf, there's a world of great-tasting packaged bean dishes out there. The humble legume is even showing up in mixes for (usually beanless) jambalaya and bouillabaisse.
So get ready. Beans are about to get interesting.
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