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bob abrams wrote:

Doug Freyburger wrote:
Bill who putters wrote:
The only legume I enjoy raw are snow peas. Cook them too. Some of the
string beans cooked and pickled were good as well. Three bean salad
comes to mind. Favas not eaten here but this will be remedied.

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How would you like to define a legume?

If you define it in botanical terms then anything from the plants will
count as legumes. Snow peas and string beans are legumes by this
definition.

If you define it as the dried seeds from the pods, then only dried
beans, peas and lentils count. Because the fresh snow peas and string
beans are edible raw they would not count. Also notice that the carb
count for snow peas and string beans are lower than the carb count of
the dried ones. Also note that the paleolithic plans that do not allow
the dried legumes do allow the fresh ones.

For low carbing purposes the second definition is more useful. For my
purposes I don't count snow peas or string beans as legumes. I count
them by their relative carb count so for me they are in the same list of
low carb veggies with brocolli and asparagus.
Snow peas brings something to me that I can enjoy. Thanks.

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