BEANS Beans are a type of legume leg YOOM Legumes are plants with pods People grow many kinds of beans to eat They grow green beans pinto beans kidney beans and more Soybeans are a related bean Farmers use a lot of soybeans in livestock feed Most beans are annual plants That means they live for a year or less Most beans grow best in warm weather All beans need soil water and lots of sunlight
People around the world call many types of legumes
Young green beans have tender pods and very small
COLORFUL PODS Beans are flowering plants that produce pods Seeds are inside the pods Bean pods are flat and straight or curved and circular Most pods are green yellow or even purple Bean seeds can be many colors like green red or black Some are speckled Snap beans like green beans have pods that are soft enough to eat Shell beans like lima beans and dry beans like kidney beans have tough pods People eat only the seeds inside these types of pods Shell beans have soft seeds and dry beans have hard
