Black Bean Nutrition Tidbit Black beans have bean a nutritious staple food for thousands of years in South America, however black beans did not cross the Atlantic Ocean until the 1500’s in the boats of European explorers. The Nutritional Benefits of Wild Oats Organic Black Beans:
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Red Kidney Beans Nutrition Tidbit Red Kidney Beans rank #3 on the U.S. Department of Agriculture list of foods highest in antioxidants, even more than blueberries, and have more fiber per serving than whole grains, so get your fill! The
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Garbanzo Bean Nutrition Tidbit Garbanzo beans are the world’s most consumed legume. Some varieties of garbanzo beans can be popped and eaten like popcorn. Garbanzo beans, known as chickpeas, are also one of the world’s oldest foods: 7,500-year-old remains have
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Olive Oil Nutrition Tidbit: An olive is a fruit, not a vegetable, so technically olive oil is a fatty fruit juice. Unlike other fruit juices, it’s purely an oil that’s sugar-free and contains no carbohydrates. I try to include at least 1/4 cup of
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Applesauce Nutrition Tidbit: Astronaut John Glenn, who was the first American to orbit the Earth, brought pureed applesauce in squeezable tubes on his initial space flight, proving that applesauce is a food that’s nutritionally out of this world!   The Nutritional
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