Pinto beans are tan-colored, oval-shaped beans with specks of reddish-brown. Metaphorically, each pinto bean resembles a painting, and in Spanish "pinto" means painted. Pinto beans are a staple in ...

If one of your resolutions was to eat a more plant-friendly diet, there’s never been a better time to make the switch. The thought is that if you try eating a plant-based diet in January, the habit ...

"Pinto beans are a type of legume and a nutrient-packed powerhouse," Kathleen Garcia-Benson, RDN, CSSD, LD, NASM-CPT, NBC-HWC, a registered dietitian with Top Nutrition Coaching. "While they are ...

Q. I hear a lot about black beans and garbanzo beans being used in healthy foods. What about pinto beans? How do they rank for nutrition? A. Pinto beans are the most popular dried beans in the United ...

Beans are not only easy on the wallet and easy on the waistline, beans are also brimming with culinary potential. Beans have almost as many varieties as they do uses in the kitchen. All varieties of ...

Before I moved into my grandmother’s house a few years ago, my dog, Starbuck, and I lived in a little two-bedroom house in Normal Heights. During our evening walks, I could always tell when I was ...