What is your new favorite (and possibly healthy) snack?

[sfa]

I'm so jealous of all of you with access to fruit straight off the tree!

For a quick snack, I'm a fan of string cheese and fruit. If I want to put effort into the snack, I make hummus with veggies or pita. And if I *really* want to put work into it, I make strawberry salsa (chopped strawberries, kiwi, maybe some apples, throw in a bit of lime juice and mint) with cinnamon chips (tortillas sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, cut into triangles and toasted).

Sarah

[malkin]

Oh, good grief...ask me again when the Girl Scout cookies are all gone.

[limewave]

I read this thread last night just after DD and I shared some apple slices and PB. I often make Apple sandwiches out of thin slices and PB or Sharp Cheddar Cheese.

I also like apple slices with cinnamon and a handful of raw almonds.

A banana is a favorite snack. Quick and easy, comes in its own wrapping.

Trying to train myself to eat veggies and hummus. It's good when I eat it, it's just not the first thing I think of.

[OakLeaf]

Trying to train myself to eat veggies and hummus. It's good when I eat it, it's just not the first thing I think of.

Well maybe it's not the first thing you think of because it takes 8 hours to soak the chickpeas, plus probably an hour to cook, cool and grind them.

It's a good thing to have around the house though - in the summer we'll make hummus at least every couple of weeks. With lots and lots of garlic!

[GLC1968]

Well maybe it's not the first thing you think of because it takes 8 hours to soak the chickpeas, plus probably an hour to cook, cool and grind them.

It's a good thing to have around the house though - in the summer we'll make hummus at least every couple of weeks. With lots and lots of garlic!

It's a lot faster if you start with canned garbanzos.

[Susan Otcenas]

2 cups canned garbanzo beans, drained
1/3 cup tahini
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic, halved (or more, to taste!)
1 tablespoon olive oil

Throw the whole shebang in your food processor and blend until smooth.

I loooooove hummus and this is a very easy, very tasty recipe.

Enjoy!

Susan

[Blueberry]

We've gotten addicted to Edamame hummus. Yum! Basically sub steamed edamame (shelled) for the chickpeas.

CA

[ASammy1]

I am addicted to Fiber One bars

[channlluv]

My favorite food coop has started carrying dark chocolate-covered cherries and almonds in their bulk foods bins. I've been buying them and freezing them, and oh, man, are they good after a long ride. It only takes a couple, too, to take the edge off a chocolate craving.

I also love apples with peanut butter, and lately I've been making almond butter and honey on whole grain bread to take with me during my long teaching days when I'm working from one end of the county to the other from 8am - 10pm. They're very portable, and it keeps me from breaking my no-fast-food-in-2009 rule.

I'm amazed at how little I miss fast food.

Roxy

[OakLeaf]

I just can't justify buying canned beans, between the expense and the wasted packaging. Even chickpeas only take 18 minutes to cook in the pressure cooker, and I think they're the longest cooking bean of all. It's just remembering to soak them that gets in the way.

If I'm thinking about it, I'll cook a big batch unseasoned and freeze a few portions. Cooked beans freeze really well (covered in cooking liquid). But I rarely have that foresight.

[Aggie_Ama]

What is the difference in chickpeas and garbanzo? I love the chickpeas you get in Indian food. Yummy, I have been craving indian like something fierce.

[Ana]

What is the difference in chickpeas and garbanzo? I love the chickpeas you get in Indian food. Yummy, I have been craving indian like something fierce.

I thought they were two names for the same thing...

[OakLeaf]

Yellow Indian channa tend to be a little smaller than European ceci/garbanzos, but I don't notice a difference in flavor. I don't know whether they're actually the same variety or not. Kala channa (black chickpeas) are a little nuttier and have thicker skins than the yellow ones.

[skinimini]

Yellow Indian channa tend to be a little smaller than European ceci/garbanzos, but I don't notice a difference in flavor. I don't know whether they're actually the same variety or not. Kala channa (black chickpeas) are a little nuttier and have thicker skins than the yellow ones.

You learn something new everyday. I had no idea that there were different types of chickpeas! Makes sense as there are different varieties of almost every type of bean/legume. I'm a vegetarian, a great cook, love Mediterranean, Indian, North African cuisine, etc and have great access to all kinds of foods. I'll have to look harder in the local markets.

[Selkie]

Reddi Whip, out of the can!

Actually, either yogurt or a Luna bar qualifies as a "healthy snack" for me.