For a plant-based meal packed with fiber, protein and amino acids, beans are always a good idea. Two in particular, lima beans and butter beans are especially tender and creamy standouts. They’re the ...

Fiber is great for your health, so why not eat more of it? One simple bean can jam-pack your daily diet with fiber, and it ...

Plant-based proteins like legumes and nuts are a good nutritional choice for people with diabetes. They can help lower blood sugar spikes, improve glycemic control, and they don’t contain the ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Yevgen Romanenko—Getty Images, Aleksandr Zubkov—Getty Images, Oksana Schmidt—Getty Images, ...

Here is a bit of butter bean-shaped inspiration. The butter bean is one of such legumes. Called various names, including Madagascar beans and lima beans, this particular variety is indigenous to Peru ...