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Athenos Hummus (Roasted Garlic)
By: | Oct 13, 2005
Until recently I really had no clue what hummus was. I had heard it mentioned by some vegetarians that I knew, and I decided to get to the bottom of this once and for all. Hummus is a dip made of chick pea paste with various spice additions, such as red peppers, garlic etc (Wikipeida definition). It is traditionally scooped up with flatbread (pieces of pita) to be eaten, but it is increasingly popular as a dip for tortilla chips. Vegetarians love this stuff, but what about us non-vegetarians who are just trying to eat healthy?! Well, I put it to the test with Athenos Roasted Garlic Hummus.
Athenos Hummus has the consistency of a smooth spreadable paste. I didn't have any Pita bread handy, so I tried it with Garden of Eatin Blue Chips. There was a slight underlying pasty taste - very subtle, but what is more obvious is the wonderful flavor of the roasted garlic and other seasonings. It was very tasty even on it's own, but for some unknown reason, I am just not a big fan. Maybe it's just because I am not used to eating hummus as yet.
One serving of Athenos Roasted Garlic Hummus is 2 tablespoons (27 grams) and has 50 calories, 3 grams of total fat (5% of the recommended daily amount), no saturated or trans fat, 1 gram of protein and 5 grams of total carbohydrates which includes 1 gram of fiber and no sugar.
One tub has about 7 servings and costs $3.00 when I bought it from a local grocery store. The ingredients list is not full of artificial stuff, and is simply: chickpeas, water, olive oil, garlic, tahini, lemon juice and salt. There are quite a few recipes for hummus on the internet such as this one from (Epicurious), which basically amounts to blend chickpeas and add a little olive oil oil to make it spreadable and spices to make it edible (a little food humor there).
If you are not up to making your own, then give Athenos a try. Thankfully the entire tube won't give you more than 300 calories, but do remember that you are adding calories to any meal by adding extra dips and sauces.
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hummus is well known to be highly nutricious if made properly...deserves five nt four
hummus tastes good on triscuits or baby carrots...i wouldnt eat it on doritos, yuck.
My roomates got me hooked on this stuff. They used to buy the big jugg of plain hummus from Costco, cant remember the brand (thats actually how I found this page, I'm still looking) but I purchased some of the Athentos Garlic stuff and it is not great. I have a feeling that there are better ones out there (that don't require a $50 membership).
Try a differant before you give up hope on hummus.
My roommates got me hooked on this stuff. They used to buy the big jug of plain hummus from Costco, cant remember the brand (that's actually how I found this page, I'm still looking) but I purchased some of the Athentos Garlic stuff and it is not great. I have a feeling that there are better ones out there (that don't require a $50 membership).
Try a different before you give up hope on hummus.
The best thing that you can do is make your own at home. All you need is a food processor, and some basic ingredients that can be found at virtually any grocery store (look for recipes online). The commercially made hummus brands don't taste very good, and they also tend to be high in salt (which means they're NOT really that healthy anyway).
In Ohio where can I buy Athenos.