If you're interested in adding legumes (plants that grow in pods) to your garden, consider starting with lentils. The nutrient-dense food thrives in growing zones 4 through 11, and can grow to be ...

A bowl on a dark stone countertop full of a melange of sprouted beans, lentils, and other legumes - Tatiana Bralnina/Shutterstock With rising grocery costs, it can literally pay to grow your own food.

Beans and lentils aren’t interchangeable in many recipes, especially when you consider the variety each legume offers — you ...

You can eat lentils mixed with rice or potatoes to lower your blood sugar more than eating the carbohydrates alone. Beans are high in resistant starch, which can increase your gut-healthy bacteria.

Lens culinaris, the lentils plant, has many different names. The term "lentil" is a direct reference to the word "lens", which not only references its botanical name but its shape. The legumes ...

Lens culinaris, the lentils plant, has many different names. The term “lentil” is a direct reference to the word “lens”, which not only references its botanical name but its shape. The legumes ...

DNA from 2,000-year-old lentils reveals key genes for protecting crops from heat and the current global climate crisis.

UK-based food production company Sustainable Planet has unveiled technology to use desertified land to grow the highly nutritious and potentially climate positive duckweed plant. Looking to tap the ...

VERO BEACH, Fla., Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Parabel USA Inc, producer of plant protein ingredients, today announced the discovery of a natural plant-based source of Vitamin B12 in its water lentil ...