Eat Your Pulses (Video)
View this video to learn more about the wonderful world of Canadian pulses. Then, explore all the delicious and surprising recipes using pulses.
Video Transcript
[Fun, playful, modern music starts.]
[The video opens with stop motion of pulses forming the words "Eat Your Pulses".]
Mother: When I was a kid, we used to sing this song,…
[Cut to close-up of beans poured from mug to bowl.]
…"Beans, beans the magical fruit…" Do kids still sing that?
[Cut to overhead shot of bowls of peas, lentils, chickpeas and beans being placed down.]
Daughter: Yes, mom. Everyone knows it.
Mother: Oh.
Daughter: And, actually, they are called pulses. Lentils, peas, chickpeas and beans. Those are all pulses.
[Zoom transition.]
[Stop motion of Canadian flag being constructed out of pulses.]
Daughter: Canada is one of the largest producers and exporters of pulses in the world. We're number one in peas and lentils.
Mother: Oh, really?
[Screen fills with pulses, wipe transition.]
[Stop motion of farm being constructed out of pulses.]
Daughter: Canadian farmers like growing them, too.
Mother: Why's that?
Daughter: They take less energy and water to grow than other crops. They make fewer greenhouse gases. And they improve soil quality.
Mother: How do they improve soil quality?
Daughter: They fix nitrogen into the soil.
Daughter: And inside these tiny little things, there's lots of protein and vitamins and fibre and minerals,…
[Combine harvester made of pulses wipes across screen.]
…like iron, zinc, folate, and magnesium.
[Stop motion of woman lifting dumbbells constructed out of pulses.]
Mother: I did not know that.
Daughter: There're a lot of things people don't know about pulses. Like, they are good for people with diabetes. And they reduce cholesterol and risk of heart disease.
[Animation of pulse woman's arms doing reps with dumbbells.]
And they make me stronger and smarter.
Mother: You're full of beans.
[Cut to close-up of Daughter looking up at Mother.]
[Cut to overhead shot of Daughter's arm wiping away pulse image of women working out.]
Daughter: Full of pulses, you mean. And I am also full of information.
[Stop motion of beakers and test tubes being constructed out of pulses.]
Our Canadian scientists are experts on pulses.
[Close-up of beaker being formed from pulses.]
They are researching how pulses have a good effect…
[Close-up of test tube being formed from pulses.]
…on our tummies and blood.
[Pan to microscope made of pulse.]
And they are finding new ways to put pulses in prepared foods…
[Hands wipe away pulse microscope.]
…so we can get more protein in our diets.
[Screen fills with pulses, wipe transition.]
Mother: [Laughs]
[Overhead image of plant in pot made of pulses.]
Mother: What're your favourite recipes?
[Hands wipe away pulse plant.]
Daughter: Hmm. I like red bean brownies,…
[Close-up of chick peas.]
[Stop motion of carrots and hummus platter being constructed from pulses.]
…smoothies, soups with pulses. Best of all, I like hummus and dipping carrots and chips in it. Yum.
[Zoom transition.]
[Bowl of soup made of pulses.]
Mother: If you eat all those pulses you are going to get gassy.
[Bowl of soup changes from grey to green. Sound of small horn.]
Daughter: Um. No. If you rinse them and cook them properly, you won't get gas.
[Bowl of soup changes back to grey from green.]
Mother: Where did you learn all this?
[Screen fills with pulses, wipe transition.]
Daughter: There's this thing called the In-ter-net.
[Stop motion of pulses spelling out "Eat Your Beans".]
Daughter: 2016 is International Year of Pulses.
[Cut to close-up of pulses spelling "Beans" being wiped away.]
Can I celebrate with some carrots and hummus?
[Stop motion of pulses being placed to spell "Pulses" under "Eat Your".]
Please?
Mother: Yes, my little sweet pea.
Text on screen: Pulses.org
[Overhead shot of pulses being pulled back.]
Mother: For pulse recipes…
[Overhead shot of pulses filling in space.]
Text on screen: agr.gc.ca/pulses
[Overhead shot of pulses being pulled back again.]
Daughter: For pulse science…
[Cut to bowls and cups of pulses being taken away from a white background.]
Mother: For more Canadian pulses…
Together: Go to the grocery store!
[Fun, playful, modern music fades out.]
[Cut to white screen with Government of Canada logo.]
Text on screen: Canada, © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (2015).
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