Gallo Pinto’s roots span Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Rice, beans, salsa Lizano, and the quickest comfort recipe.

Pinto beans are tan-colored, oval-shaped beans with specks of reddish-brown. Metaphorically, each pinto bean resembles a painting, and in Spanish "pinto" means painted. Pinto beans are a staple in ...

"Pinto beans are a type of legume and a nutrient-packed powerhouse," Kathleen Garcia-Benson, RDN, CSSD, LD, NASM-CPT, NBC-HWC, a registered dietitian with Top Nutrition Coaching. "While they are ...

Pinto beans and black beans are delicious, filling and good for you. But they have some major differences in taste, texture and nutrition, dietitians say. And those factors can help you choose the ...