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Meet Balanced Bushel, our line of healthy and delicious beans and legumes that promise good food from the ground up. Our beans are grown by our multi-generational farming families across the fertile croplands of Washington, Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota, bringing you a balanced approach to everyday eating. Did you know that beans are nature’s true superfoods? They are the cornerstones of a balanced diet, featuring dietary fiber, protein, B vitamins, and many other important vitamins and minerals packed into each and every serving!

Balanced Bushel is brought to you by Columbia Grain International with over 40 years’ experience sourcing the highest-quality peas, lentils, chickpeas, and dry beans from our family of wonderful farmers to provide for you and your family an authentic “Field to Feast” experience.

Balanced Bushel beans are ready to be added to your favorite recipes and used in new and creative ways. Season and roast your beans for a savory snack or grind them into a flour to add protein to your desserts!

Heart-healthy, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free, and Certified Kosher, our beans are your new ideal plant-based protein.

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Publication Name | Jul 26, 2022

With Food Insecurity on the Rise, Balanced Bushel Offers American Families Pantry Staples for a Heal...

In a recent paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) declared that inadequate access to nutrition has become a public health threat, with about 10% of the U.S. population suffering from food insecurity.[1] According to the paper, economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic may have interrupted years of progress in reducing the […]

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Wester Farmer-Stockman | Jun 17, 2022

Columbia Grain to go retail with beans, pulses

World’s leading supplier of bulk grain and pulses introduces product line called Balanced Bushel. A Pacific Northwest company that has provided grains and dry beans to processors for some 50 years is jumping into the retail market this summer with a packaged bean and pulse line called Balanced Bushel. The Portland, Ore.-based Columbia Grain International […]

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Seed Today | May 18, 2020

Columbia Grain International’s Bean and Pulse Line Balanced Bushel Aims to Meet Growing Demand for...

Living a healthier lifestyle is becoming more important for many Americans, a trend clearly shown by the growing demand for plant-based proteins.

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