Hurley

Low-fat versus low-carb versus vegan versus gluten-free — there are a lot of diets out there that focus on the parts of your diet that are “evil” and must be eliminated.

Artists from The Archies to Def Leppard have sung about it. Throughout history, it has influenced colonization, economies and wars.

Pulses are the dried edible seeds of plants in the legume family. Legumes are plants whose fruit is enclosed in a pod. Pulses include dried beans (navy, black, pinto, kidney, romano), dried peas, lentils and chickpeas.

As a registered dietitian, clients often ask me for a list of the foods they can eat and the foods they can’t. Unfortunately, such a list doesn’t exist so I draw their attention to reading food labels.