"sf" > wrote in message
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>> Beans are a legume, and so are lentils. "The lentil (Lens culinaris) is
>> an edible pulse. It is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, known
>> for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about 40 cm (16 in) tall, and the seeds
>> grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each." Courtesy of
>> "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil" from Wikipedia.
>>
>
> Thank you, Sky - but it's one of those "nobody cares unless they're
> being pedantic" type situations.

I care! Beans work fine for my blood sugar. Lentils do not. I also am not
overly fond of lentils. So if I was being told I was getting bean soup but
then served lentil soup, I wouldn't be happy.