Resources
Alberta Pulse Growers have print resources available free of charge for educators, dietitians, and home cooks. Order yours today!
Education Programs
PULSE café – Elementary school program
PULSE café – Junior high school program
Classroom Support Program
Community Cooking Class Program
Partner Programs
Pulse Lesson Plans
Downloadable Resources
Tried & True Recipe Book
A 36-page booklet featuring our favourite “tried & true” recipes, a few new dishes to try and information on buying, storing, cooking and baking with pulses!
Easy Peas-y Cookbook for Kids
Pulse-powered recipes for kids of all ages!
Pulses: Farm to Table Workbook
Alberta Pulse Growers is pleased to share this workbook with health professionals, teacher, and community leaders who are interested in doing their own pulse food demonstrations or pulse workshops with their clients and students.
Picnic Perfect Pulses
Add some fun to your outdoor parties and BBQ’s with beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas!
Cooking with Beans, Peas, Lentils & Chickpeas (2017)
A colourful 36-page book with information on buying, storing, and cooking pulses, as well as a variety of recipes for snacks, soups, salads, main dishes, and desserts.
Cooking with Beans, Peas, Lentils & Chickpeas (2012)
A colourful 28-page book with information on buying, storing, and cooking pulses, as well as a variety of recipes for snacks, soups, salads, main dishes, and desserts.
Pulses and the Gluten-Free Diet
This 32-page cookbook is your guide to using pulses in a variety of meals, baked goods, and desserts — all of them gluten-free.
Enjoying Canned Pulses!
A two-sided sheet with helpful tips when using canned pulses as well as five tasty things to do with a can of chickpeas, black beans and white beans.
20 Things to Do with a Can of Pulses
A two-sided sheet with suggestions about how to incorporate canned pulses into your diet regularly. Includes tips for rinsing and pureeing pulses.
Alberta Pulses from Coast to Coast
Alberta Pulse Growers is pleased to share 10 new recipes inspired by Canada’s 150th birthday! These recipes celebrate regional Canadian cuisine while highlighting pulses grown right here in Alberta.
Guide to Cooking
A two-page sheet that answers common questions about soaking, cooking times, and making puréed pulses. Recommended for displays or clients who need pulse soaking and cooking summary.
Baking with Pulses (2017)
An informative 36-page book with tips on how to buy, store, and bake pulses, as well as recipes for breads, biscuits, muffins, squares, cookies, cakes, and pies.
Baking with Pulses (2012)
A two-page sheet providing four recipes using lentils and black bean flour.
Explore the Pulse-Ibilities with Peas, Beans, Lentils & Chickpeas
25 Amazing Recipes from Alberta Pulse Growers!
Multimedia Resources
Check out the Creating Awareness video series developed during 2016 International Year of Pulses. The series of three videos highlight the main attributes of pulses: better nutrition, healthy outcomes and environmental sustainability.