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.

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 ...

Most of us who garden don’t have the space to grow grain crops such as wheat or barley, but we have space to grow legumes such as beans and peas. Legumes are second in importance only to grains in the ...

Medically reviewed by Kayla Girgen, RD 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 ...

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 ...