What the Heck are Mung Beans?
Mung beans are showing up on ingredient lists of plant-based foods including the Beyond Burger. I wasn’t familiar with them, and thought what the heck are mung beans? So my team did a bit of research and this is the …
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Three Must-Have Plant Proteins for your Menu
Protein has been a hot nutrition topic for the last few years and there are no signs of it slowing down. Have you added more protein to your breakfast over the past year? Have you added different types of protein …
Protein 2.0
Last week I was in sunny San Diego attending the Experimental Biology (EB) Conference. It was my first time at EB and in San Diego. Both were excellent experiences. Protein was a hot topic at EB. For this blog, I’m …
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Buckwheat, Amaranth and Black Rice
Often I get questions about gluten-free ingredients and foods. For the first time, I used buckwheat flour in the cocoa lentil bars (my last blog post). Therefore, I researched it, amaranth and black rice. In this post I want to share with you some …