Comments on: What Are Legumes? http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/ Teaching You How to Eat Healthy Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:29:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Melanie http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6733 Melanie Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:19:08 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6733 Hi Carol, A serving is 3 heaped tablespoons of cooked beans, peas, lentils Try to include legumes in your diet at least two or three times per week, but preferably more. So, that could be 3 tablespoons of kidney beans one night, and 3 tablespoons of red split lentils the next. Or, it could be 3 tablespoons from a canned 4 bean mix. Does that make sense? Hi Carol,
A serving is 3 heaped tablespoons of cooked beans, peas, lentils Try to include legumes in your diet at least two or three times per week, but preferably more.

So, that could be 3 tablespoons of kidney beans one night, and 3 tablespoons of red split lentils the next. Or, it could be 3 tablespoons from a canned 4 bean mix.

Does that make sense?

]]> By: Melanie http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6732 Melanie Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:13:21 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6732 Hi Kevin, If you check out my welcome page I've linked to some popular articles about healthy eating, etc: http://www.dietriffic.com/welcome-to-dietriffic/ Also, I'm in the process of finishing up a healthy eating ebook, which should be finished very very soon. Perhaps that would be helpful for you!!! :-) Hi Kevin,
If you check out my welcome page I’ve linked to some popular articles about healthy eating, etc: http://www.dietriffic.com/welcome-to-dietriffic/

Also, I’m in the process of finishing up a healthy eating ebook, which should be finished very very soon. Perhaps that would be helpful for you!!! :-)

]]> By: Carol http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6714 Carol Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:17:06 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6714 Hi Melanie: I am still confused about the legumes. so we can eat as many legumes of the same type in one sitting, or do we eat a variety of legumes at any one meal to equal 1 portion. (please help on a yeast cleans and need to eat legumes) Carol Hi Melanie: I am still confused about the legumes. so we can eat as many legumes of the same type in one sitting, or do we eat a variety of legumes at any one meal to equal 1 portion.

(please help on a yeast cleans and need to eat legumes)

Carol

]]> By: Kevin http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6713 Kevin Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:35:26 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6713 Hi Melanie, Great! Thanks for the reply. Any recommended reading material for general nutrition help? Thanks again, Kevin T. Hi Melanie,

Great! Thanks for the reply. Any recommended reading material for general nutrition help?

Thanks again,
Kevin T.

]]> By: Melanie http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6705 Melanie Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:35:40 +0000 http://www.dietriffic.com/2007/09/09/what-are-legumes/#comment-6705 Kevin, Yes, it's in reference to the nutrient content. If possible it's better to get plenty of variety into your diet, i.e. by eating a green veg, an orange veg, a purple fruit, etc per day. This is because each colour represents a different range of nutrients, and helps to ensure your diet is varied and nutrient packed. Same way if you eat 5 bananas per day, it really only counts as one portion. Hope that makes sense now! Kevin,
Yes, it’s in reference to the nutrient content. If possible it’s better to get plenty of variety into your diet, i.e. by eating a green veg, an orange veg, a purple fruit, etc per day. This is because each colour represents a different range of nutrients, and helps to ensure your diet is varied and nutrient packed.

Same way if you eat 5 bananas per day, it really only counts as one portion.

Hope that makes sense now!

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