By Magnus Mumby, Organic Lifestyle Magazine
There are about 200 in 1cooked cup of lentils.
There is no doubt that lentils are one of the most versatile of all the legume family. Indeed it is not only their culinary usefulness that they are well known for.
In Egyptian times they were used as bubble packing for ancient artefacts and sculptures for shipping. The word lens is the Latin for lentil and derives its name from the shape of these little nutrition packed wonders.
Stewed lentils. Shutterstock*
