Beans are a key food at the dietary level, boasting high nutritional value and constituting the most directly consumed legume ...

Foods high in calcium include almonds, spinach, tofu, milk, certain beans, and salmon. This article covers non-dairy and vegetarian options too.

Beans are no longer the preserve of vegetarians and the salad-obsessed who seem to run on lettuce leaves alone – and for good reason: a standard tin of black beans contains as much protein as three ...