Hummus
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Traditionally Made Hummus is Healthier
Canned foods are not hardly as healthy as fresh and dried ones. Specifically, when using canned chickpeas to make Hummus, you loose half the nutrients.
The first and most important thing to check when looking for a good Hummus recipe, is a use of dried chickpeas instead of canned ones.
Most of the recipes for homemade Hummus found on the web, are based on the latter (canned chickpeas a.k.a garbanzo beens). To those who are acquainted with the original flavor of hummus (not the industrial packaged type, that is), this probably sound like a bad idea in the first place, but many people think that canned chickpeas are a reasonable substitute.
Here's a short list of examples for thr nutritional differences between cooked dried chickpeas and canned ones.
Minerals. Canned chickpeas contain 52% more sodium than cooked chickpeas, although in the process of making the final product (the hummus, that is), this might change. Sodium is found in large ammounts in most industrial foods.
Also, canned chickpeas contain 48% less Iron, 42% less Copper, about 30% less Magnesium, Phosphors and Potassium up to 25 percent less Zinc, Calcium and Selenium.
Vitamins. Vitamin C is not affected by cooking and can-conserving. The canned chickpeas contain 55-75% less Niacin and Folate though.
Amino Acids. Chickpeas contain 18 essential amino acids, about 35% of which are absent from the canned product.
Omega-3. About 48% of the Omega-3 fatty acids found in dried chickpeas after it is cooked, are absent from the canned product. On the other hand, the Tahini (second most important ingredient in hummus) contains a triple amount of Omega-3.
Summery
Canned chickpeas are nutritionally poor compared to cooked chickpeas. In general, about 50 percent of the nutrients are lost, and in some cases even more.
Shooky Galili is the editor of The Hummus Blog, offering not only hummus nutritional facts but also news, reviews, recipes and articles about hummus and other middle-eastern foods. Article Source: ArticlesBase.com
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Isn't it disingenuous to claim that healthy food is more expensive than processed food?
When you buy raw ingredients and prepare food from scratch then it is by far the most economical way to make food and it is also the healthiest because you are not using preservatives, additives, or excessive amounts of fat (unless you want to, of course.)
I feed a family of five on a shoestring budget and I rarely buy processed foods. I buy whole chickens and I use everything. I save the bones and scraps of meat to make chicken stock. I buy ingredients to bake my own bread rather than buying loafs of bread. Do you know how much money I save that way and how much healthier home made bread is? Rather than buying cookies that are full of God knows what I make oatmeal raisin cookies for my family and it's healthier than any cookies you can buy that were made in a factory. Rather than buying premade hummus which is pricey and full of preservatives, I make my own. Do you know how cheap dried beans and chick peas are? Beans are SO HEALTHY compared to meat and it's suuuuper cheap. You can get 13 servings for 1 dollar. You can't buy a can of processed beans at that price.
So why do people perpetuate this myth and repeat the lie?
Did we go from the society that wants a chicken in every pot to a society unable to cook chicken and instead expects a premade convenience food heat and eat dinner that is also healthy for you? Is the art of cooking completely lost on people today?
Making your own cheese is still cheaper than buying processed cheese! CHECK MATE! ;-)
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What's your favorite snack?
Healthy and unhealthy
For me,
Healthy: Pita chips and hummus
Unhealthy: Chocolate covered strawberries
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How do I lose all this body fat? :[?
I lost 4.5 pounds already, I went from 118 to 114.5 the past week cause I have been lowering my junk food intake although I still eat junky at times . I'm pretty sure its just water weight but its a good start for me. I'm 5'3, 114 pounds, 16 years old, female.
I'm trying to lose 10 pounds of BODY FAT. So basically like 105 pounds I want to be.
The foods I eat consists of kashi cereal, skim milk, whole grain braed, whole grain crackers, skim cheese, hummus, almond butter, spinach, boiled eggs, etc..
And I'm gonna try working out for 45 minutes a day to, consists of jumproping, dancing, situps, etc.
If I do this starting tomorrow throughout ever, will I get good results by the time its late May?
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I seriously am disgusted with my stomach! It's big, sticks out etc. I just hate it out of everything! I look so wide! I use to have a nice skinny curve now its just a mess.
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did i eat too much food?
yes, i have a problem
breakfast: plain banana oatmeal with flaxseeds; lunch: veggie, hummus, and avocado sandwich and an orange; snack: 1 larabar (dates, cherries and almonds), 1 baby pear; dinner: 2 baby pears, black bean and chickpea spinach salad with almost no dressing (dont have any), about 1 tbsp of hummus with steamed baby broccoli
i ran 2 miles too, im 125 yrs old, female
haha i mean 15 yrs...whooooppps :)
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The lid on some homemade hummus from the Farmer's Market swelled up. Is it safe to eat?
I recently bought some homemade hummus from the Farmer's Market. The lid swelled up on the plastic container like it was building up pressure. It didn't seem to smell bad. I tasted a small spoonful and it almost had a fizzy component on the tongue. I THREW IT OUT! Does anyone know what might of happened? Was it fermenting? I sure hope I don't get sick. I tasted it at about 10 PM last night and it is 8 AM the next day... no illness yet.
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What can I make with these ingredients? (list attached)?
Baby carrots, hummus, green peppers, strawberries, bananas, apples, tuna, olive oil, bread crumbs, milk, sour cream...any ideas????? Besides smoothies lol. I really need to use some of these things up. Thanks.
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is this a healthy diet?
I really want to lose at least 7kg, but my goal is 7kg. I'm 14, and my BMI is 23.1. so, I was wondering if this sounds like a healthy eating and exercise plan and if i can lose 7kg before the 19th June by using this:
Breakfast: 2 pieces of whole-grain toast with butter and marmite/jam or 1 cup of muesli/cornflakes with yoghurt and banana on top (no sugar on top)
Lunch: 5 fejoas or 1 larger fruit like an apple, a meat sandwich with butter or hummus, 6 rice crackers with cheese, or 3 cornthins, and 1 piece of baking e.g biscuit, slice, muesli bar.
After School: 1 piece of baking e.g, biscuit, slice etc., 1 cornthin, piece of fruit with carb e.g apple and cheese, or orange with cottage cheese.
Tea: No takeaways! Smaller portions/eat until getting full, and not eating everything when i don't need to, like i usually do.
Exercise:
Morning: 30 situps (hands behind head, not stopping unless absolutely have to), 20 push-ups (not womens' ones). 5 minute bike to school, and we do P.E. 3 times every 6 days.
After School: Bike home, do the same routine as in morning, take dog for a walk nearly every day.
Any opinions/ ideas are welcome. Thanks:)
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