Hummus vs. Mayo

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  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    - hummus with cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and warmed pitta bread. Respectable amount of protein for a vegan meal and full of flavour.
  • YF92
    YF92 Posts: 2,893 Member
    @Neander: True that. Nothing beats shawarma & hummus. Too bad I'm cutting down on that stuff.

    Hummus is healthy if you make it yourself, don't buy it from restaurants. Its super easy to make.
  • PapaChanoli
    PapaChanoli Posts: 178 Member
    I eat a lot of hummus. I especially like it with jacket potatoes. I buy the different flavoured ones, like pea and mint or red pepper, for variety. However it can contain a lot of polyunsaturates (and not omega 3, which is the only polunsaturate Westerners don't get enough of, but the kind from vegetable oil and most sunflower oil, that is in a lot of processed food and promotes inflammation which in turn promotes a variety of mental disorders). If you're trying to lose weight, or like me care about reducing inflammation, it's better to get the reduced fat versions. I find them just as nice.

    I'm actually moving toward making my own, so it'll be up to me. I might even toss in a little flax seed and see how that goes.
  • Meorainthemaking
    Meorainthemaking Posts: 22 Member
    I switched mayo for horseradish mustard on most things. The zing is comparable to mayo to me.
  • PapaChanoli
    PapaChanoli Posts: 178 Member
    Dang!

    Made my first batch of homemade hummus, made with home made tahini.

    Freakin' deeeelish!
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
    Hummus must be a 'healthier' food than mayonnaise because of all the chickpeas and sesame seeds - protein and fibre. Mayo is just eggs, isn't it?

    Mayo is mostly OIL. I make it with one egg yolk and 2/3 cup of oil and a few squeezes of lemon juice and a few splashes of vinegar.. a drop of mustard and salt and pepper.
  • Mary8812443132
    Mary8812443132 Posts: 22
    I really agree with you...Hummus is so yummy... I want to introduce some of type hummus
    Check this links: http://foodeaser.com/en/recipes/?s=hummus
  • PapaChanoli
    PapaChanoli Posts: 178 Member
    I would tend to think of hummus as a healthier alternative to mayo, but then I don't see mayo as a bad food, it's just super calorie dense and on some days I prefer to eat those calories elsewhere.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    For years, I've hated mayo's taste plain, and used it exclusively in tuna salad. Before I got married I used miracle whip for that, ( husband cannot stand miracle whip in a tuna Sammie).

    Anyways, I tried a mayo called hellman's (best foods) with olive oil. Comes with a green lid. 60 calories per tablespoon, and tastes really nice. I use a little in tomato sandwiches now, the taste is very savory, but not like eggy/greasy.

    So, it's not much lighter in calories than the regular blue cap, but tastes savory/awesome to me.

    Hummus is a spread I use in wraps, not in tuna salad/chicken salad type stuff.

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