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 Pulse Recipe Resources
Explore the Pulse-ibilities with peas, beans, lentils & chickpeas
25 amazing meal & snack ideas for any time of day featuring pulses from Alberta!
Tried & True Recipe Book
A 36-page booklet featuring our favourite “tried & true” recipes, some new dishes to try and information on buying, storing, cooking and baking with pulses!
Baking with Pulses (2017)
An informative 36-page book with tips on how to bake with pulses and delidious recipes for breads, biscuits, muffins, squares, cookies, cakes, and pies.
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 booklet with information on buying, storing, and cooking pulses, plus recipes for snacks, soups, salads, main dishes, and desserts.
Easy Peas-y Cookbook for Kids
A collection of fun, delicious, hands-on pulse recipes for kids of all ages!
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.
Alberta Pulses from Coast to Coast
Ten delicious recipes inspired by Canada’s 150th birthday that celebrate regional Canadian cuisine while highlighting Alberta grown pulses.
Baking with Pulses (2012)
A two-page sheet providing four recipes using lentils and black bean flour.
Cooking with Beans, Peas, Lentils & Chickpeas (2012)
A colourful 28-page book with information on buying, storing, and cooking pulses, plus a variety of recipes for snacks, soups, salads, main dishes, and desserts.
Downloadable Pulse Information Resources
Guide to Cooking
A two-page sheet with information about soaking, cooking times, and making puréed pulses.
Pulses: Farm to Table Workbook
This workbook is loaded with practical information for health professionals, teachers and community leaders about Alberta’s pulse industry and tips & tricks for doing food demonstrations or workshops with their clients and students.
Enjoying Canned Pulses!
A two-sided sheet with helpful tips for using canned pulses and 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.