Mushrooms -- the new legume!

Mushrooms are high in protein, fiber, and several important vitamins and minerals -- plus, they taste great and have a meaty, juicy mouthfeel. Joel Fuhrman, MD, recommends eating some every day! Try a Portobello Burger by sauteing a portobello mushroom in a balsamic vinegar-soy sauce-veggie broth mixture and serve in your favorite whole wheat bun with all the fixin's. Each variety has countless nutritional benefits, even the basic white button. Have fun exploring different varieties in your local food stores and discovering new -- and old -- fungi friends!

The nature mushroom photos above show how mushrooms grow in the great outdoors.  However, many mushrooms are poisonous, even fatal, so you should only buy your mushrooms from a grocer.