Technically, beans are a vegetable. However, many beans provide nutritional benefits similar to meat. For this reason, dry beans and peas are part of both the Meat/Poultry and Vegetable groups, according to the food pyramid maintained by the US Government site mypyramid.gov. See the Related Links section for more details.
Protein
Meat group
The protein, meats and Alternatives group
Lima beans are in the vegetable food group.
Pasta does not belong to the meat and beans food group. Pasta belongs in the grain food group.
Eggs and beans belong in the protein food group, with meats, fish and nuts.
Baked beans are vegetables, so vitamins and minerals. :]
Pine Nuts are in the food group of meat, beans, and nuts.
Beans are included in the protein food group along with meat, poultry, fish, eggs and nuts.
Beans and pulses belong to the leguminous crops.
Meat, beans and nuts.
Legumes
Pecans are nuts and are in the protein food group, along with meat, fish, poultry, eggs, beans and other nuts.
Eggs belong in the protein food group along with meat, poultry, fish, beans and nuts.