The Mediterranean diet includes pulses. What are pulses?

I've never heard this term before. Is it some kind of herb? Beans? Veggies?The Mediterranean diet includes pulses. What are pulses?
Pulses are the edible seeds of certain leguminous plants, such as peas, beans, or lentils. They can be eaten fresh or dried and come in a great number of varieties with a range of colors, flavors, and textures. They are rich in protein, carbohydrate and fibre, and low in fat which is mostly of the unsaturated kind. Almost essential in a vegetarian diet.The Mediterranean diet includes pulses. What are pulses?
Leguminous crops such as beans %26amp; peas.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PulsesThe Mediterranean diet includes pulses. What are pulses?
they are dried beans and peas...for example, lentils, split peas, black-eyed peas, white beans, etc.