lentils cook fast are cheap good nutrition.any better.

-- tthanks (w@e.f), December 22, 1999

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I like limas. Cook fast, have nice buttery texture, delicious nutty flavor.

Black beans are also good -- cook fast, go very well with rice.

I'd suggest not going with any single type bean -- variety is important.

-- Ron Schwarz (rs@clubvb.com.delete.this), December 23, 1999.

One cup soybeans 70 grams protein 60 grams carbo (approx)

Into one cup rapidly boiling water slowly stir one cup ground soy. Cover. Remove from heat. Cover with insulated something. Fifteen minutes later you have soy grits. Naturally sweet. 709 protein grams

You may add soy grits (or ground soy beans) to soup, stew, gravy, bread dough, cookies......etc

see Adelle Davis "Lt's eat right to keep fit" also "Let's cook it right" ..."Let's have healthy children" et al

see www.soybean.com for soy products

-- RT (Rngfr49@yahoo.com), December 23, 1999.

Oops..that shud read 70 grams protein not 709.........

-- RT (Rngfr49@yahoo.com), December 23, 1999.

Soak the beans for 8-12 hours first, to minimize cooking time. Lots of cooking time isn't the cooking itself, it's just hot rehydration. And the variety is important for avoiding boredom. Stock lots of spices, sauces, etc.

-- bw (home@puget.sound), December 23, 1999.

Blackeye peas cook very fast without soaking. They are my first choice to cook if time is a factor.

-- Carol (glear@usa.net), December 23, 1999.

Good point on soaking the beans overnight. It does more than reduce the cooking time -- in starts the *germination* process, and as a result the vitamin and enzyme content starts shooting through the roof.

-- Ron Schwarz (rs@clubvb.com.delete.this), December 24, 1999.

Best whole grains are what are variously called green or brown lentils (not red) here in Australia. Cook very fast (for legumes). Otherwise, adzuki beans - Japanese, like a miniature red kidney bean. Fastest of all are oriental pastas from soy flour - very fine, cook in a minute or two.

-- Don Armstrong (darmst@yahoo.com.au), December 28, 1999.