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Athenos Roasted Garlic Hummus
By: Tanya Taylor, PhD | Oct 13, 2005
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. Taste:
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Mon: February 19, 2007
Anonymous said: hummus tastes good on triscuits or baby carrots...i wouldnt eat it on doritos, yuck.
Mon: August 27, 2007
Tim :) said: 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).
Mon: August 27, 2007
Tim :) said: 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).
Mon: January 21, 2008
Anthony Castello said: 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). |
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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. 
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Anonymous said:
hummus is well known to be highly nutricious if made properly...deserves five nt four