Hummus

eyecandyrayce

Hummus - 2 tablespoons is anywhere from 50-100 calories. But what do you eat it with? I try to keep all of my snacks under 150 calories so I'm having trouble coming up with good snacks to go with my hummus.

I'm curious what others eat with their Hummus so I can try out some different options.

Thanks in advance for your input

AmyJoShanks

Raw veggies - 2 cups of vegetables is 56 calories (according to MFP )

brownbeauty2013

Hummus is good on carrots, celery,tomatoes, pita bread and it may be good on cucumbers too.

lydbug08

i love hummus! i use raw veggies too! or a slice of low fat bread. i love country hearth lite wheat bread. it's 35 calories/slice.
i've also recently gotten into the special k crackers. so far i've had them w/ chili and chicken and taco salad. they have different flavors. my favorite is the sour cream and onion. you can have about 27 chips for 110 calories. but you can have half of that to keep your calories down. i think those would be really good to dip w/ hummus too! i've made awesome chicken sandwiches
by spreading a couple tbs of hummus on pita w/ grilled chicken slices, tomatoes, cucumbers and onion. awesome-- so yummy!

eyecandyrayce

These are all yummy suggestions. Thanks!

keem88

veggie sticks or crackers.
also tasty on a sandwich in place of mayo

Kelea87

Is there less fat and calories in pita bread, than in nachos or tostitos that people usually eat humus with ? I am wondering which one would be better for a diet.

acpgee

On most days I will have 50g of raw sugar snaps or green beans dipped in hummous.

fitandskinnygal

I love mine with whole wheat pita bread or chips! YUM.

ladymcnei

I love mine with whole wheat pita bread or chips! YUM.

me too!!

rhondatime2chg

Raw veggies with hummus - yum! My favorites are carrots and cucumbers

FancyPantsFran

I like to make a sandwich out of it.. 2 slices sarah lee 45k bread. lighty toaste ... cup of alfaprouts.....i use a 1/2 serving of wholly guacomolle and lowfat swiss cheee and cucumbers and a small sald on the side . calries usually aournd 325.

Ang108

Hummus - 2 tablespoons is anywhere from 50-100 calories. But what do you eat it with? I try to keep all of my snacks under 150 calories so I'm having trouble coming up with good snacks to go with my hummus.

I'm curious what others eat with their Hummus so I can try out some different options.

Thanks in advance for your input

I eat Hummus just like in the Middle East as part of a whole meal and not as a snack......usually with flat bread, raw peppers, sliced cucumbers. I also make bruschetta with hummus and sliced tomatoes or use hummus anywhere on sandwiches instead of mayo. Or a big mixed salad with a side of plain yogurt, hummus and a few spoons of Pico de Gallo....the list can be endless.

Ang108

Is there less fat and calories in pita bread, than in nachos or tostitos that people usually eat humus with ? I am wondering which one would be better for a diet.

unless the chips are oven baked they always have more calories, because they are fried in oil, while pita bread is an unleavened bread baked in the oven. I bake stale pita bread a second time in the oven and it comes out as very thin, crunchy, but fat free chips.

NaomiJFoster

At least once a week I'll have a Dipping Dinner. Finger foods with hummus.

Turkey or chicken
String cheese
Baby carrots
Sugar snap peas
Grape tomatoes or tomato slices
Green beans
Celery
Hummus. A lot of hummus.

It's yummy and healthy and super filling.
Hummus is yummus.

NataBost

veggie sticks or crackers.
also tasty on a sandwich in place of mayo

I second the sandwich use. Maybe because I'm not a mayo fan, so I try to find decent substitutes.

Kelea87

Thanks ! I just made the switch. Tostitos went to the garbage, and I got whole grain pita bread. I cheked the nutritionnal info and there is definitely less fat, and calories, in this one.

claudiakendall98

Cut up apple slices ,yum.

wildmustng87

One of my favorite snacks to eat with hummus is nice red, sweet bell pepper slices. Delicious!

meshashesha2012

as a dip, as a sandwich spread, in recipes where you'd also use mayo..

chelstakencharge

pretzel crisps

rita27ny

tahini is good too try it!

callas444

I like mine on the white cheddar rice cakes. (35 calories a cake- not a sodium bargain though, if you are watching sodium closely.)

lisalsd1

Hummus wraps with spinach; chicken pitas with hummus and spinach; carrots, cucumbers

Cass0422

veggie sticks or crackers.
also tasty on a sandwich in place of mayo

I never thought to use it as a mayo substitute. That's amazing! Thanks for the idea.

Kelea87

One of my favorite snacks to eat with hummus is nice red, sweet bell pepper slices. Delicious!

Which kind of hummus do you take with red pepper ? Traditionnal one ?

MrsHarris6

Carrots, mini soft tacos (torn into pieces), or wheat thins

AmberE1008

Do any of you make your own Hummus or do you just buy in at the store?

marinamoreno

I actually LOVE to eat hummus on plain grilled chicken! Yum!

magiles79

For Lunch I make spinach wraps..I spread hummus on the wrap, add turkey, cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce!

BlueBombers

I love hummus. I use it as a spread in my sandwiches in place of mayo. So good!