Unlike Beans

The early cowboys after a long day of riding the trails sit down to a cup of beans. Serviceman, open a can of baked beans before continuing their hike to points unknown.

When it come to battling birth defects, cancer, heart disease, high cholesterol and regularity. A half of cup LENTILS will go to battle for you. One-half of cup of cooked lentils is 115 calories, Zero gram of fat, Zero gram of saturated fat, zero mg of cholesterol. Two mg of sodium, total carbohydrates 20 g, 5 g dietary fiber, nine g of protein, 45% of the daily value of folate, vitamin B3, 5% of niacin, 12 % copper, 18% of iron, 9% magnesium and 8% zinc.

Forty-five percent of your daily requirement is just a half of cup away, when it comes to folate. Lentils are the powerhouse that goes to battle for you!

Even a bowl full of your breakfast cereals can not stand up to the 45% percent of your daily requirement.

Unlike beans, Regular lentils also known as brewers lentils and Red Chief lentils does not require lengthy presoak. Simply sort, rinse and then boil most varieties in unsalted water 15-30 minutes.

You will have dinner on the table. If you look at the time it takes you to leave the house go to a fast food restaurant place your order and return home.

You could have served dinner and not sacrifice a bit of nutrition for what's in the bag. Here is a true fastfood idea! Your next visit to the store, buy a few cans of lentils soup and watch the battle be won.