Lavish Cheapskate Tips on Super Foods...Lentils a power packed winner!
Lentils are a part of the legume family, yet are approximately 1/5 the size of the most common beans and are flatter and round. They are usually sold whole, but can be sold in pieces. A 1 pound bag cost approximately $1.25 to $2.00 (price based January 2010). What's powerful about lentils is they provide a variety of great health benefits and are very low cost. Lentils provide a good source of soluble fiber (which helps lower cholesterol), and insoluble fiber which helps digestion. Lentils also provide B-vitamin, and protein with hardly any fat.
Since lentils are a natural slow burning complex carbohydrate, it's a great source to increase your energy and increase metabolic function. And Unlike red meat, another source of iron, lentils are virtually fat-free providing 20% of the daily value of iron. Interesting Facts: Lentils grow in pods with one or two lentil seeds within each pod. They come in green, brown, black, yellow, red and orange- but most commonly are sold green here in the United States in major grocery stores. It is a leguminous Old World annual plant (Lens culinaris) with pale blue flowers. They are known to have been used as early as the Bronze Age and introduced to Greece and Egypt before biblical times. Lentils, because of their round flat shape, gave their name to the magnifying lens.
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Scores 5 out of 5 for Best Value for your dollar. |