Healthy Eating Guide
... and Beans
Last Updated October 16, 2019
So many kinds grow here! Green beans, also known as snap beans or string beans, and pole beans. Shelling beans, like lima beans or cranberry beans, eaten for their seeds inside, fresh or dried. And don’t forget Southern peas!
Fresh beans and peas are grown at Grow2Heal. They’re an excellent source of protein, iron and other vitamins and minerals important to your health.
Shelling Beans
What are they? Beans picked from pods, which are not eaten, like chickpeas, fava beans, lima beans, black beans and cranberry beans. They...
Snap, Bush & Pole Beans
What are they? Bush or snap beans grow on a bush. Pole beans grow on a trellis. They can be green or pale yellow (wax beans); long...
Southern Peas, Pigeon Peas
What are they? Southern peas include crowder, cream and black-eyed peas.
What they taste like: Southern peas are creamy, meaty, earthy....
