Incorporating more pulses into your diet has numerous benefits to the planet. Pulses — the eco-friendly ingredients known as chickpeas, lentils, dry peas, and beans — have a low carbon footprint and support a healthy and diverse farm system by enriching soil health where they grow. They also use just one-tenth of the water of other proteins. Plus, pulses are an extremely versatile ingredient to add a boost of protein, fibre, and nutrients to any dish.
A simple way to add more pulses to your diet is substituting a portion of animal protein with pulses in meals to reduce your meat consumption and increase your plant-based protein intake. From half-bean, half-meat burgers to adding lentils to taco filling, there are many unique ways to incorporate the ingredients!