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Whoever said beans are boring clearly hasn't met our crew.

From kidney beans and lentil legends to mung beans and black beans, variety is literally the spice of life. Every single legume brings something unique to the table.

Join the movement at beansishow.org and discover a ...new recipe🫘

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Social media is finally realizing what we've known all along: beans are a powerhouse food. 💪🫘

This recent ACSH piece highlights how pulses support cardiovascular and gut health while helping bridge the gap on essential fiber. You don't need a viral diet trend to start ...eating better—just add an extra serving of beans, lentils, or peas to your next meal!

Check out the full article on the link in our bio.

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On this World Food Day, as we reflect on building resilient and sustainable food systems, beans deserves a spot in the highlight reel! 🫘

How can you power up with beans? Here are simple ways to get involved:
Make them the main event: Move legumes from a side dish to the center of ...your plate.
Support your community: Organize or donate to a food drive with long-shelf-life staples like canned or dried beans.
Grow your own: Join a community garden or start planting leguminous crops like beans, lentils, and peas.

Sustainable food solutions don't always have to be complex—sometimes they start right on our plates. Let’s champion sustainable, planet-friendly nutrition for everyone! 🌱

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This World Food Day, we’re celebrating the people behind the world’s most powerful, nutrient-dense, and climate-resilient crop 🫘

Building sustainable food systems takes an entire network of dedicated professionals across the value chain. From the scientists @chelsea.didinger & ...agricultural leaders at PABRA celebrating 30 years of delivering biofortified, climate-resilient bean varieties to millions of African farmers, to the chefs @bettinas_kitchen making plant-rich menus desirable, the educators & student volunteers like @kidsinnutrition bringing hands-on food literacy into classrooms and @food4education serving over 734,000 meals in schools every day.

Together with our global coalition of 140+ partners, we are proving that increasing bean consumption is one of the simplest, most scalable solutions for human and planetary health.

Swipe through to meet the changemakers driving food systems transformation this World Food Day!

How are you celebrating World Food Day in your community or kitchen? Tell us in the comments! 👇

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Can we tackle the climate crisis from the school canteen? 🫘

Increasing climate-adapted beans in African school feeding programs not only helps nourish the next generation. It also helps to create steady demand and reliable incomes for smallholder farmers, and increases crop ...diversity.

School meals can help bridge agriculture, nutrition, education and environmental policies together, strengthening local food systems across the African continent.

🔗 Read more on the link in our bio

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🫘Our October newsletter is live! Link and sign up in bio if you haven't already! 🔗

September was such a good month for beans — From Bean Day at Climate Week NYC to new evidence on the UK's growing obsession with beans and beans in the spotlight in Kigali for the Africa ...Food Systems Forum.

Coming up in October, be sure to get involved in #WorldFoodDay.

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Beans are the solution to everything🫘

Having a bad day? Beans is How
Need a quick meal? Beans is How
Too tired to decide what to eat? Beans is how

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Extreme El Niño weather is driving severe crop failures across Central America, leaving millions facing heightened food insecurity, according to a new Oxfam report.⚠️

Nearly two-thirds of bean-growing households assessed experienced losses of 75% to 100% of their production, mostly ...due to drought.

In Central America's Dry Corridor, beans serve as a vital daily survival source and protein fallback for subsistence farmers. Key staples like beans are on the front lines of these climate shocks—making emergency humanitarian funding, research and investment in new climate-adaptation programming more critical than ever to protect smallholder livelihoods and nourish communities.

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to read the full story.

Around the World in 3 Bean Stews 🫘

From the coastlines of Northern Peru to comforting kitchens in the UK and vibrant homes in North India, pulses are the unsung heroes of global cuisine.

Not only are they packed with plant-based protein, fiber, and essential nutrients, but they... are also incredible for the planet—fixing nitrogen into the soil and requiring less water than many other staple crops.

💡 Want to cook these at home? Check out the full recipes linked in our bio.

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