thatislandchick Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Hey everyone, Where I live there is a long pod/bean that is cultivated and eaten because it's cheap, healthy(?) and cheap. My question is - although I already suspect the answer - is this something I can eat while on the Whole 30? As per Wikipedia " Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis is a legume cultivated to be eaten as green pods. It is known as the yardlong bean, bora, bodi, long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, pea bean, snake bean, or Chinese long bean. Despite the common name, the pods are actually only about half a yard long; the subspecies name sesquipedalis (one-and-a-half-foot-long) is a rather accurate approximation of the pods' length." So while it is a legume can it fall into the snowpeas category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted January 30, 2017 Administrators Share Posted January 30, 2017 Yes, go for it. It falls under the "more green than bean" guideline. Just like our normal green beans........only longer. Just make sure you aren't shelling it and eating the bean part only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatislandchick Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Hey! Thanks for the clarification it helps a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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