grains

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The lentils are well-cooked when they are tender — you should be able to press and mash the individual grains between your fingers.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

For the next 49,000 years, the sticky pits captured virtually everything that fell or walked onto them, from grains of pollen borne by the wind to hapless ancient camels and Columbian mammoths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Swapping potatoes for whole grains was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, while replacing them with white rice was linked to a higher risk.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Preston Arrington began renting land from his father in Sunflower County, Miss., a quarter-century ago to grow cotton and grains — becoming the fourth generation of his family to choose a career in the fields.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Master’s plate was always the most rice-strewn, as if he ate distractedly so that the grains eluded his fork.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie