Is hummus and tabouli fattening? Are they good for you?!


Question: Is hummus and tabouli fattening!? Are they good for you!?
Answers:
Well, they do have fat, but it's the good kind!. I hear that many people who become vegetarians actually gain weight because plant sources of protein tend to be higher in fat than meat sources!.

Just the same, when I look back at the time in my life when I ate the most hummus, I actually lost 17 pounds because of the stress and lack of time to eat in my first year of teaching! Lunch was often a handful of carrot sticks and a blob of hummus back then!. Not fattening!.

If you're eating moderate portions of hummus as part of a balanced diet with lots of vegetables and getting exercise, it will be good for you!. If all you eat is hummus and you're a couch potato, it will be fattening!. That's basically it!.

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It depends, If you make homemade hummus (boil chickpeas and puree them with cumin, lemon juice, salt, pepper and garlic) then it's fat free!. Same with Tabouli (cracked wheat, parsley, mint, cucumber, tomatoe, lemon juice, salt, pepper)

Most Hummus and Tabouli recipes require olive oil, just omit the oil and the tahini in the recipe if you want to go fat free!. Other than that, they're both really healthy because hummos is lean protein and tabouli has fiber (cracked wheat) and herbs/vegetables!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

This 2 Arabic dishes are not fattening!.Hummus are made of chick peas (garbanzo) with sesame paste called tahine,olive oil and little lemon juice!.
More on the tabbouleh!. They are chopped parsley, bulghur (cracked wheat)tomatoes ,chopped fresh mint leaves , olive oil and lemon juice!.They are very natural food ,high in fiber and less carbo!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

they are great for you
if you eat them normal portions
why not
humus is garbanzo beans olive oil herbs
tabouleh is great green salad
and they are both yummy
try the hummus on a rye russian bread or rye swedish cracker very low on caloriesWww@FoodAQ@Com

i would believe they would be healthy
hummus is made out of garbanzo beans
beans contain protein and are a good form of carbohydrates!.
they are a staple for many nations!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

honey! they are the best!!!! yummi, yes they are good for you, and super no fat!. tabouli, it's only salad, come on now, go grab some!. i do every dayWww@FoodAQ@Com

hummus is really healthy for you!.

i dont know about that other stuff though!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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