Cooking Beans and Legumes: Soaking, Crock-Pot & Tips

Cooking pinto beans and lentils in a Crock-Pot makes for a nutritious, low-fat meal. From tenderizing dry beans with baking soda to managing soaking times, explore healthy ways to incorporate legumes into your weight-loss journey.

How to Cook Yellow Split Peas

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Jane Smith

Whether you are eating less meat, developing a vegan palate or starting a gluten-free diet, split yellow peas are a healthy source of protein, carbohydrate, fiber and some B vitamins. Also known as pulses, yellow split peas do not require the lengthy soaking that other dried legumes need.