They are high in fiber and protien, low in calories.
About 230 calories for 1 cup of cooked lentils.
There are about 640 calories in 1 cup of uncooked lentils, on average.
Not a good idea to buy any "brand" lentils. Go to your best local Indian or Arabic food store and get natural organic lentils.
if without salt 230 calories pre cup serviing
There are 677 calories in 1 cup of raw green lentils, or approximately 1/3 of your daily requirement. They also contain 99% of your daily requirement for protein.
If vegetarian lentil soup is homemade, the ingredients used and the quantity of those ingredients determines the calorie content. Please feel free to ask the question again and include more detail. On the other hand, if the vegetarian lentil soup comes from a can, carton, or packet, the calorie content is usually listed on the container (and the calorie content will vary from brand to brand).
chickpeas
yes risotto is high in calories
lentils
Surprising as it may seem, Moroccans do not eat lintels, nor do they eat the doors whose frames the lintels support. Moroccans, like most humans, find wood and stone inedible and therefore do not try to consume them. If you meant "lentils" instead of "lintels", then the reason why Moroccans eat lentils is because of the protein value and relative inexpensiveness as compared with meat.
no
No a lentil is a pulse (a bean from the legume family of plants)