Edamame isn't just a side dish at sushi restaurants. Widely available in both fresh and frozen varieties, edamame—the term used for an immature soybean still in its pod—is a nutritional powerhouse ...

Here’s a simple way to boost your fiber and protein intake: Eat legume pastas. Found in many grocery stores, legume pastas are made from black beans, chickpeas, red lentils, lupine beans, fava beans ...

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Martha and Ralph Maxton of Cape Girardeau have gone into farming in their backyard. Yes, the Maxtons are growing soybeans or, culinarily speaking, edamame. They have been purchasing frozen for several ...

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Edamame benefits include lowering blood sugar, improving menopausal symptoms, and lowering the risk of heart disease and certain cancers. It also has an excellent nutrition profile. Edamame is a type ...

Like broccoli, cauliflower, and kale, many leafy vegetables native to Asia belong to the cruciferous family, and have the same potential to lower cancer and heart disease risk. The non-leafy ones, ...

The nutrition geek in me is on full display when I talk about soy foods — I could be accused of getting overly giddy about them. Here’s why: Soy is one of the few plant foods that’s a complete protein ...

A Chinese-inspired dumpling dish packed with flavor and boosted with veggies. This dumpling dish is an easy introduction to cooking with Chinese flavors, delivering key nutrients with great taste.

Once enjoyed only at the Japanese sushi bar, edamame has found its way into mainstream American meals, serving up fresh flavor and big nutrition. Edamame, which means “stalk beans” or “branch beans” ...