The New Four Food Groups: A Focus on Legumes

The New Four Food Groups: A Focus on Legumes, is the last part of a four-part series highlighting the New Four Food Groups. Jill Eckart, C.H.H.C., discusses the health benefits and cooking times of legumes such as mung beans, lentils, and pinto beans. In the kitchen, Jill uses black-eyed peas in Hoppin John Salad. Eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day brings good luck, according to a Southern tradition. But why wait until January for the fiber, protein, antioxidants, and other benefits this legume offers!

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• PCRM
• Food for Life TV
• nutrition
• Neal Barnard
• M.D.
• cooking demonstrations
• vegan
• vegetarian