Edamame
Edamame are soybeans, which can be bought frozen, either shelled or in the pod (a super easy and still incredibly nutritious way to use them). They’re most often served simply boiled and salted — a great way to snack on them — but are also easily tossed into stir-fries, thrown on top of salads, puréed and eaten on their own, or mixed into dips, like hummus. However you cook them up, these little beans have a big nutrition benefit — they have just under 10 grams of dietary fiber per 1/2-cup serving, healthy polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, and about 11 grams of protein, according to WebMD, as well as some vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and calcium.
Recipe: Edamame and Bacon Succotash
