I'm eating edimame. Its $1.59 / lb at Albertson's and $1.49 at Zion (Korean) market. They're frozen, and shelled. I want the shelled ones, same price, but Albertson's is out of them. Obviously the shelled are more efficient, a better buy, but the shells taste good when you scrape with your teeth.

You also grind them better when you eat more slowly. The human gastro-intestinal tract expects to be fed finely ground mush.