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Title: Bitter Sweet Legumes
Post by: Sully on September 24, 2008, 05:30:08 am: There is a legume in season here in Wisconsin. i looked it up in an encyclopedia. (i don't have internet at home) But anywho it said it has a sweet pulp, I think its called HONEY LOCUST. I found the tree and tasted the pulp, just to check it out. The bean i tried too. the bean was bland, but the pulp was sweet. The skin has a bitter taste. It gave me a tiny head ache, and a little tingling in the throat but didn't last long. reminded me of the bitter skin of English walnuts.

Ahhhh....plants and their defenses. ;D
Title: Re: Bitter Sweet Legumes
Post by: TylerDurden on September 24, 2008, 05:34:20 am: Legumes are forbidden on a paleo diet, whether cooked or raw, for a reason.
Title: Re: Bitter Sweet Legumes
Post by: Sully on September 24, 2008, 05:35:59 am: Quote from: TylerDurden on September 24, 2008, 05:34:20 am
Legumes are forbidden on a paleo diet, whether cooked or raw, for a reason.
:oYeah, I know. :) Just an experiment.
Title: Re: Bitter Sweet Legumes
Post by: Squall on September 24, 2008, 05:44:31 am: Quote from: TylerDurden on September 24, 2008, 05:34:20 am
Legumes are forbidden on a paleo diet, whether cooked or raw, for a reason.

But what's the reason, though?
Title: Re: Bitter Sweet Legumes
Post by: TylerDurden on September 24, 2008, 05:45:16 am: Quote from: Squall on September 24, 2008, 05:44:31 am
But what's the reason, though?

Legumes contain antinutrients.
Title: Re: Bitter Sweet Legumes
Post by: Sully on September 24, 2008, 09:43:25 pm: Thats why many raw vegans sprout them. But it only lowers toxin levels, and does not take them away completely.