5 Things to do with a can of Chickpeas

At Yummease, we use a lot of Chickpeas. We have a few amazing salads as well as our most popular Fresh-Herb Tuscan Bean Dip. It is a great way to get protein without eating meat.

Here are a few other ideas how to use them.

1. Add 1 cup of chickpeas to spaghetti sauce instead of ground beef. The substitution will lower the fat while adding fiber.

2. Add a cup of chickpeas to any green salad or pasta salad… it tastes great and adds protein and fiber without increasing fat!

3. Make a delicious hummus. In a blender or food processor, combine 1 can of drained and rinsed chickpeas with 2 tbsp. of both tahini and olive oil, juice squeezed from ½ lemon, and salt and pepper to taste. Add water, 1 tbsp at a time until desired consistency is achieved and serve with whole-wheat toasted pita bites.

4. When eating a quick can of soup for lunch, add ½ can chickpeas to increase protein
by 7 grams.

5. Roast them! Drain and rinse 1 or 2 cans of chickpeas and coat them with a little bit of olive oil and your favorite seasonings (1 teaspoon of Worcestershire and Tabasco sauce and 2-3 tablespoons of cumin work nicely). Bake them at 375˚F for 1 hour. Chickpeas should come out crunchy and delicious.

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Paul McCartney Advocates Meat Free Mondays to Aid the Environment

Sir Paul McCartney—legendary musician, environmental activist and longtime vegetarian—today led a star-studded appeal for people in Britain and elsewhere to practice “meat free Mondays” and adopt a vegetarian lifestyle one day a week.

McCartney said that having even one meat-free day per week would help to reduce pollution and greenhouse gases, alleviate global hunger, improve human health and increase the ethical treatment of animals. Joining McCartney for the announcement were his daughters, Mary and Stella McCartney, John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, and a host of other celebrities.

“I thought this was a great idea. To just reduce your meat intake maybe by one day a week and this would seriously benefit the planet,” McCartney told reporters.

“It’s kind of easy to do,” he said. “You’ve had too much over the weekend, anyway, and you’re all running down to the gym to try and work it off, so just have a meat-free Monday.”

To learn more, see the Meat Free Mondays website.