Nope-\they're not edible without cooking They're on Ray Audette's thou shalt not eat list like all seeds they're brimming with antinutrients that nature put there to act as: 1. Natural pesticides 2. Natural preservatives- the most potent enzyme inhibitors known. So potent that wheat seeds in the tombs of the pharaohs were still viable thousands of years later, or so we're told, but it could be another theory made up by the military industrial complex to increase profits........only kidding, I'm sure it did really happen. Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: Kelly Page <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:40 AM Subject: [P-F] Chick Peas and Lentils > Hi all, > > Are chick peas and lentils paleo? > > regards > > kelly