i wont eat that. i promise.

Today, I’m praising “hummus”…why?  Because hummus makes for a very good, healthy, filling and nutritious snack.  Hummus is called a “veggie dip”, but it has beans in it.  I’m sure there are other veggie dips that don’t include beans, but hummus does.  You can make your own hummus or you can buy it right at your local food store.  A lot of their nutrition facts look like this:

Serving Size - 2 Tbsp (29g)

Calories - 70

Total Fat - 6g

Sat. Fat - 1g

Sodium - 110g

Total Carb - 4g

Sugars - ZERO

Protein - 2g

So in saying all of this, if you’re on a low-carb diet and you need a snack…grab a veggie and dip into a glob of hummus.  If you’re on the South Beach Diet…wahoo!…then you definitely should be taking advantage of hummus.  If you’re calorie counting…then there is not much to count.

The serving size is 2 Tbsp. but I tend to over indulge in hummus and spike up my portion to about 4 Tbsp.  140 calories plus that cup of veggies I’m dipping into it is not bad and it’s HEALTHY at that.

Lastly, instead of eating a meal bar or a diet fudgesicle try out hummus.  There are less calories in two servings of hummus than it is in that meal bar or fudgesicle and if it’s not then I’m sure that meal bar or fudgesicle does not taste as good as hummus.

OK I’m finished with my food praising for today!!!