During the pandemic when most people were emptying store shelves the only thing I picked was bags of lentils.

This is why KZfaq is so great, you can find one hour documentaries on interesting topics.

I once ate lentils and carrots for two weeks straight. I love lentils. They kept me going through hard times.

“Without lentils we are nothing” - says everything

We take so many things from granted. Looking at all the effort and work this people have to endure to harvest a cup of lentils make me tear up. Now every time I see a bag of lentils I will see it with a different eyes. It is the humble pearl of the earth indeed. We don’t appreciate God’s creation enough.

Now you know you’re really vegetarian/vegan/plant based when you sit down & WATCH 53 minutes of a lentil documentary. I’m a certified Lentil Lover.🎖

I have thanked God numerous times during these past few years for my Mother to have introduced them to our family by making a simple lentil soup. May God continue to bless the lenteja fields all over the world!

My first reaction as the video started was, "WOW, I didn't know there were that many varieties of lentils!" Then you went on to show us even more. I've never given much thought to lentils other than to vaguely wonder about what the plants are like and to tweak my lentil soup recipe. This video was very clear and easy to understand and I feel like I've learned a lot.

Thanks to this documentary I now know what lentil plants look like, rather than just bags of ‘em on the store shelves. ...And now have a deeper appreciation for such a humble legume / pulse.

I love lentils so much! Most protein of any whole plant food and most antioxidants of all the legumes!

I am not ashamed to say we went to bed hungry many nights and our day meals weren't much either. When we did have food to eat (beans, rice), is what we ate. When my mom was able to get a bag of flour she made bread. I see now beans were our protein. Right up to this day I cook beans and lentils. I thank God for my meals. I have learned to always have a garden if you can these days.🙏🏼

This is the place where lentils fans congregate 😅❤️❤️❤️❤️

I love lentils. My grandma always made delicious lentil and vegetable soup every Lent season. As a child I thought lentils were the official food for the Lent season.

I've been eating lentils nearly every day for the last couple of weeks. I started sprouting lentils and I've been putting the sprouts in almost every meal. I add them to salads, soups and stews, and I put them on my sandwiches instead of lettuce. They take only a couple of minutes to cook after they've sprouted and apparently they are much better for you once they've sprouted. The sprouting gets rid of a lot of the anti-nutrients, such as phytic acid. I've been sprouting mung beans and mustard seeds as well. I've now got lentils, other pulses and seeds sprouting continuously now, so that I don't run out. I love them. I'm not a vegetarian or vegan though. I still eat meat, but not a huge amount. I remember my mother telling me over fifty years ago that beans on toast (a common cheap meal here in the UK) was highly nutritious because the protein in the beans worked with the bread to give you a perfect meal. It turns out she was right, according to this documentary. I felt very uncomfortable about seeing the endless fields of 'clean field' lentils in Canada. They use Roundup from Monsanto (now Bayer, I think), to kill everything else. That is horrific. It makes farmers reliant on the chemical industry for seeds. Once they are in, they can't get out. And it means that we are being sold products that probably contain traces of poison. I agreed with the Indian lady. It is much better to develop seeds naturally and to plant a variety of seeds so that if one fails, others will succeed. Note: most sprouts are not edible raw. Lentils are okay. Kidney beans especially, should be boiled hard for at least ten minutes.

Eating a bowl of lentils rn and watching a documentary about lentils.

I love documentaries like this. Some years ago I made the decision to eat more plant based meals and reduce my meat consumption due to ethical reasons. I only knew tofu, salad, and beans. Then I discovered veggie cuisines from around the world with the most notable being Indian cuisine. It opened the door to a wonderful world of delicious food that leaves my body feeling lighter and "cleaner" than it would if I ate a similar quantity of meat based meals. Lentils are a huge part of why I've been able to gain and retain muscle mass from my active lifestyle.

I just love everyone that loves all these lentils

Love my soup with a combination of many lentils, green, brown, yellow and orange, mix water with tomato for base and add carrots, onions, peppers red and green for taste. Usually sautee onion, garlic and peppers with cilantro on olive oil as my frist step. Later add water, tomatote, potatoes, carrots etc. Anything you love it works even sweet potatoes and pumpkin. With a good amount of your favorite spices like mint, basil, rosemary, etc. I eat this soup over and over again and love it everytime.

"How can a poison sprayed field be called a clean field? This double-speak must end." WELL SAID!!!!

We loveee eating lentils in South Sudan, so I'm glad they started the documentary in our region East Africa with our neighbouring country Ethiopia. One of my favourite dishes is our famous Lentil dish called Addis and its sooo easy to cook. They eat a lot of lentils in India/Pakistan too. Its incredibly healthy!

I like lentils because they cook up faster than beans and I seem to digest them better.

"Poor man's protein" ? I'm sure he means the "smart man's protein".

I’m Mexican and I have always loved lentils, very nutritious and delicious. To my family is a type of soup, we boil them with garlic, then when softened add chopped cilantro, a bit of tomato paste, chopped carrots and chicken flavor powder bouillon( consomé).

I absolutely loved this!!!!!!! Thank you so much for posting this video, what a beautiful documentary. I have been Vegan for over 12 years and have consumed lentils everyday, I absolutely adore these powerhouses.

"Lentils are the humble pearls of the earth" That's awesome! Lentils and beans

Omg! That Ethiopian woman stole my heart. I wanna go stay with her for a week. Beautiful and strong full of wisdom.

Fascinating documentary. I wish this information was on regular television for people to learn from .

I grew up eating Lentils in an Italian family, but this documentary really says it all! It becomes even quite emotional to me to see how it is cropted and even the breeding. The Lentil itself is God given and made! Thank God for The cute Lentil and the varieties.. more than a WOW for the Lentil!

This is the future! Watched whole video while having lentils only :p In India, it's the basic nutrition for every family. Never knew it's that important crop and can save the future of the planet! Thanks for expanding my knowledge on food i eat daily! Must share! Powered by plants 🌱✌🏻

I absolutely love lentils! I bought a large bag (5 lbs, I think) just as corona virus was taking hold of a lot of people. There’s a channel on You Tube called “Great Depression Cooking With Clara”. One of her recipes uses lentils. I made her recipe right after seeing her video and it was delicious! I experiment/modify it by adding a variety of veggies and spices. Lentils are dirt cheap, which is good for me. I lost my job a year ago but, just recently got another one. So, living like a Depression person turned out to be awesome! I limited my food budget to $25.00 a week. You’d be shocked at how well you can eat cooking with just staple foods like beans, rice, lentils and your imagination. I have an organic garden and organically-fed chickens (for eggs only) so, that stretches my food money, despite buying feed for them. I used to work with a woman who was originally from Dominican Republic. She gave me a recipe using beans and spices and herbs I already have. Total yumminess!

I just made a red lentil coconut curry with turmeric , red curry paste and carrots. So comforting during winter 💙

I swear after watching this video from start to finish, I am firmly convinced that the MEAT INDUSTRY’S days are numbered,it’s only a matter of time that people realize the dangers of meat and the awesome benefits of LENTILS. Today 15/03/2021 I am only 6 days into my new healthy lifestyle, that being VEGAN, I’m a 41 year old male that’s recently just seriously paid attention to a VEGAN LIFESTYLE and so far I AM LOVING EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS LIFESTYLE...I’ve always heard about the VEGAN way of living but out of laziness and ignorance scoffed at the idea of people stopping to eat meat,poultry,dairy,fizzy drinks. My journey started in March 2020 when out of a sedentary lifestyle I had put on so much weight(I was 40,5”7 in stature and weighed an obese 92KG)...I was never into gym stuff and was eating pretty much anything and everything. I took it upon myself to make a change to my body and I started running,took up cycling,walking,skipping, I did that everyday in the comfort of my house since Covid had hit my country so hard that we had to stay indoors and gyms were closed,so I got down to work...I incorporated my journey with Intermittent Fasting and the end results were beyond amazing,in one year(18 March 2020 to 18 March 2021) I had scorched a whopping 22KG and today I’m a very healthy a relatively fit man at 68KG. This was until 2 weeks ago when I met an old friend on the golf course and was shocked to see how thin and fit I’d become and likewise of his lean physique,I based my weight loss to intermittent fasting as well as eating relatively well even though I was eating bad food,I have a very sweet tooth and love chocolate,sweets,Ice cream and I’d binge on the stuff and as a result my weight yoyod a bit...but after my friend introduced me to Veganism and its great benefits I was hooked instantly, he directed me to watch THE GAME CHANGERS Doccie,introduced me to Dr Sebi as well as Ty’s Conscious Kitchen where I got to see healthy and very affordable vegan meals are prepared.He also taught me about the importance of knowing my blood type so I know what to eat and what to veer away from,introduced me to an Alkaline way of consuming food and drinks...in the past 6 days I haven’t touched meat,dairy,poultry,fizzy drinks,sweets,chips etc,basically all the bad shit,it hasnt been easy but I’m loving the challenge,in only 6 days I have learnt so much,with so much more to learn still. The funny thing is, Lentils have always been a part of my family’s staple food but i always discarded the food,my gran,mom and sis cooked these baby with so much regularity that it bored me stiff, and they make it in all sorts of ways, soups largely...since I am new to this Vegan Lifestyle, I was also skeptical to this lifestyle,the first concern was where am I gonna get Protein from if not from previously alive objects hence my appreciation for this video and what it has showed and taught me. I am grateful for the immense work that you guys have put behind this video, grateful to have reacquainted me with this awesome food,I’m now gonna stock up on these babies and eat them like candy,I’ve also read many comments here of people expressing their equal love and appreciation for Lentils,also asked for different recipes from people all over the world. A huge THANK YOU to the producers of this video,the world needed your likes,to wake us up from the choking lies of the Meat Industry...on my side,I’m gonna play my part by keeping on working out and eating healthily so that when people ask me how I did,To which I would then unabashedly tell folks about Plant Based Eating lifestyle...especially my cycling buddies,I really wanna shock them with my Vegan Body. Great work guys✌🏿🇿🇦👍🏿

I don't get bored of this amazing food.

Lentils is a very versatile food, which can be cooked in many ways, both in pate, hummus, hamburger etc. They provide a lot of iron and are very nutritious. I love lentils💟🙏💪🌱

I've learned more useful information from documentaries in my life than I ever learned at a school.

Hey everyone - hope you enjoy this film! We're going to be posting more long form content like this - so please subscribe if you're interested!

Lentils are one of my staple foods now. I credit lentils as one of the main plants that allowed me to go vegan and thrive.

Shout out to all the scientists and all the farmers. They’re on a mission to feed everyone.

I live in Norway and live off lentils. Food is so ridiculously expensive here. It is not just developing nations that eat them every day. I really enjoy them as a heathy vegetarian diet. Lentils here come from Canada.

I live in Saskatchewan and eat a lot of locally growing lentils. I can get them straight from my sister off the field.

Growing up in Ethiopia, I used to eat Lentils often, I believe that why I had a good body and clear skin.

I served in Iranian Army. I remember one day a week we had lentils for breakfast. On that day we felt less hungry n felt more energetic every one used to say that.

I am so grateful to all these hard working people providing us with this healing food❤

Love lentils and longer form documentaries like this! Keep up the good work!

Lentils are so good! The world would probably be less grumpy if we all ate more lentils. ;p

🙏🏽🌱 Wow - thank you for making such a thought provoking documentary on not only lentils, but future sustainability in cosmic cataclysm, rural farming, fighting poverty, nutritional content, seed eco activism, the detrimental effect of mass farming using herbicide, to not only seeds/nutrition but to villagers living in poverty and women's issues in farming. This was incredibly interesting and well assembled. I found it truly empowering on so many levels, thank you. 🙏🏽🌱 💝

We ate Lentils & Elbow Macaroni as one of our cheap easy meals when I was growing up, I love them! :)

Adding a cup of rice will help you absorb all the proteins and iron from the lentils. Onion,carrot,sage,and a peel of orange slowly cooked will give you a divine plate. Greetings from Greece. Ps Raw olive oil just before you eat it, been Greek it goes without saying...

I'm eating lentil soup while watching this documentary 😬

I have always loved lentils. This is a great program.

This is such a great documentary! I can't believe it took me so many years to discover lentils. As a lazy vegan, lentils are so easy to cook and such a great source of protein--important as I want to build muscle. I feel like I should start spreading the good word around to my family and friends now.

The lady being interviewed is just so lovely. Practical, happy and content. Thank you for sharing. ☘️🌝🌲

After adopting a plant based lifestyle since January of this year, I am researching on high protein enriched plant foods that I can build my agribusiness around in my far remote island country. Lentils has been a go to protein source for caloric consumption, so learning how to grow it and versatility is why I find this documentary so fascinating. In agreement that lentils is the future food source due to it's high yielding crop return especially our island communities across the South Pacific.

We want organic lentils, grown sustainably that improve the soil and are not dependent on chemicals to thrive. Diversity of varieties needs to be protected, one size never fits all.

Excellent video!! I was thrilled when the woman from India actually mentioned the lentils from Canada cannot be called clean!! I was so disappointed when they mentioned that they supply the largest amount and use chemicals.

This documentary made me wanna go home and cook lentils for dinner ... change of menu! :) :) :)

I'm literally eating a bowl of caviar French lentils right now with a vegan green goddess sauce and sourdough toast.

I ordered wrong size of a lentil bag of 50 lbs. After watching this, I am motivated to eat lentils for lunch most days. I will cook a batch of lentils, rice and other vegetables at the begging of the week and then reheat for lunch the rest of the week (maybe three days).

‘Clean field’ as a term for a field that you spray with poison… live in a Dutch agricultural area and believe me, when you’ve seen what they spray on crops, you’ll be happy to pay some extra money for organic food.

We Indians have been eating lentils for thousands of years. We eat them once in a day daily with rice.

Now that was genuinely, surprisingly interesting

Not a vegan, nor even a vegetarian, but I absolutely adore lentils--I love to make up a pot of them in the morning and let them simmer with carrots, celery and onion until lunch time and have a nice bowl of lentil stew....yummm

We were brought up on lentils. My mum’s lentil soup was amazing, I now make it and also in cooking I absolutely love them ❤️

I've just recently begun to see my food as being sacred along with water..I decided to do this to enhance my desire to be a drug free vegan and include Tai chi, meditation and bodyweight exercises. .I plan on including more lintels in my diet and also mixing in with my dogs food.

Started WFPB no fat last year my husband, I and my 11th year old daughter had major great changes. It was the best decision that solved all our health problems. It was really like a miracle. When I see all the people suffering from so many health issues I feel like I want to tell everyone to try this.

Very interesting, from a lentil lover who is only buying organic ones from now on. 🌱

In India irrespective of any socio economic,class, region, religion, Education, rich or poor etc etc Lentils are a must in their food diets

Cooking lentils along with kidney beans, whole grain rice and veggies atm, I don’t think ima think of them the same way ever again. This is so informative. I’ll also start cooking them more often.

Lentils a gift from God

Many body builders now eat and suggest recommend lentils and looks like we owe a lot to these common folks

I have never tried lentils until a month ago because I wanted to add something new to what I normally eat after work. Next time I went to the grocery store, I tried to find some and was surprised to find out how cheap they are. I bought one bag just to try them out and been hooked on them since.

I love lentils. I eat beans & peas everyday.

I am not a queen, or even from India but cannot live without eating my lentils. Literally love them for lentils are so powerful in your diet.

We are vegan and eat lots of lentils…almost every day. We make lentil loaf, lentil burgers, curry lentils and lentil soups. They are quick and easy to make.

Horrible that farmer Demekech's lentil crop got destroyed 💔 She is a strong spirited woman

I'd like to see more content like this than who's-leaving-veganism nonsense that's everywhere now.

I love learning about lentils!!! They are a favorite of mine. Since going vegan, I cook a lot of lentils. My whole household eats lentils. Even my dog eats lentils!!!

A very interesting well put together and educational documentary. The amount of hard work which goes into the finished lentil product is amazing. I now want to buy and cook with lentils. Thank you PBN for informing and enlightening us.

Thank you so much for this informative film and a heartful thanks to all of those engaged in the work of improving the diverse lentil crops of local farmers.

I love lentils! I make lentil loafs, "meat"balls, I'm even stuffing lentils into mushroom caps for dinner tonight 😋.

I am so happy for the Ethiopian farmer woman!!! It brought tears to my eyes the way she was talking about her cattle and how proud she is to get there.

Honestly, lentils have to be my favorite legume. I make a large crock pot every sunday and eat on them all week. At .98 cents per bag I can easily get all the protein and so much more for around 5$ US per month.

I grew up eating lentils Italian style -lots of tomatoes, onion, garlic and herbs but now I make lentil bread which is fantastic plus "meatballs," soup and main dishes. They're amazing!

Hands down my favourite legume!! I make patties, burgers, tortillas, soups and curries with them. 😅

Red lentils are the best, they cook so quickly.

Prayers and healing I send blessings to farmers and love to the fields to grow the most abundant and healthy foods thank you !

Very much appreciated this video. I love a plant based food diet and have seen my health improve. Thanks so much!! I’m now subscribed too.

I recently discovered sprouted lentils. I feel like a whole new world has opened up. :)

I am so grateful that I discovered a healthy diet, which included lentils, so long ago. So many people, in our part of the world are resistant to making the changes to a plant based diet. If only they knew how wonderful the food created with these awesome little legumes, was, they'd jump at it. As soon as I knew I could get everything I needed by eating a plant based diet, I went for it. I was ready. These hard working people in the Middle East, have much to teach us. If we'll only embrace them. Good video.

What a wonderful and informative documentary! Thank you for helping us better understand the value and importance of the lentil. I am literally cooking some green lentils as I type this. Hey, who could watch this without wanting a bowl?

Ma Doanld, Sunic, Whatburgar, frozen, buttered popcorny, burgaken, kfk, titobell.... what a legacy for our kids and grandkids!

I love lentils because you can make a big pot of chili from scratch in 40 minutes. What's weird to me is that they grow quite well on the Canadian prairies.

I am married to an Indian man, as a Filipino i never heard of Lentils! Now they are my favorite! I like the red or orange one and I have also tried the Beluga variety the black one!! It's good to know facts about the origin of the food I am eating. Although I can't digest all the information in this video. I liked it and it made me start loving and eating more lentils! Well I guess I am gonna cook some tomorrow 😉. Thank you! Very informative ❤️ love Malaysia.

You already know we're out here eating lentils as part of our complete plant based nutrition program 💯

I did not realize Canadian lentils are prized around the world - I have adopted the 1 cup habit to get more lentils in my diet. I’m also pleased than Canadian still exported over 1 million metric tonnes of lentils to India in 2023 despite the political friction between these 2 counties- ppl still need to eat ! 🇨🇦

Great program, would sit proudly in national broadcasters schedules. Very informative.

I made lentil soup for dinner with green and red lentils was very good in my instant pot, from Vegan Under Pressure cookbook.

I love this documentary, I became an expert in cooking lentils it is one of our favorite meal in our diet in the family and pass it to my children.

So much effort in this film! Thank you very much.

I just started eating Lentils! I will make a video soon on my diet and lifestyle. I am learning every day! Love this healing journey!! Hugs