Pulses are benevolent crops with many advantages for both man and his land. Pulses are redeeming, nourishing the soil back to fertility for other crops to grow in successfully thus sustaining humanity. Its rich store of fibre, protein and other essential nutrients make it stand out in the food chain.
They can be combine with other food categories to make delicious dishes. In my country they go well to make grain puddings delicious and easy to take. We combine them to make tuber food more tantalising and nutritious. In other instances they are made into sweet smelling, nice tasting soups that make one request more wraps of locally processed tuber or grain solids. Indeed, their affordability, compared to animal protein, reduces the incidence of malnutrtion in low resource setting.
We emphasise generous consumption of well prepared pulses (in the form they prefer) together with the bulky carbohydrate foods in our positive living training programs to boost the nutrtional status of our clients.
So much has been written about this ubiquitous category of food and so much shall still be discovered as knowlede expands on it!
Ms. Kafilat Oloyede