Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 So, let's kick off a round of healthy, low or non-fat, vegan recipies. I'll go first! Low-Fat Vegan Hummus Put in food processor: 1 can garbanzos 1 teaspoon cumin liquid: BBQ sauce (2 T or so), and/or lemon juice, and/or water 1 small hot pepper or dried pepper flakes (optional) The highlight of this hummus is the garbanzo taste combined with cumin. It makes a good sandwich on whole grain bread with a crispy lettuce leaf. Globs of it can also be added to salads. For the processing to take place it needs a little liquid. For this, I usually don't drain the garbanzos completely, and then add a little BBQ sauce. Or I'll drain the beans completely and add BBQ sauce and maybe even some lemon juice. I've even just added water (without the sauce or juice). I get it going and then add as much liquid as needed for it to process to the desired thickness/thinness. My DH took hummus sandwiches to work for many years and never got tired of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 On 7/1/08, bigoldog <bigoldog wrote: > > Low-Fat Vegan Hummus What I really want is someone to breed a low-fat avocado. I really miss them. A lot. And peanut butter. Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 > What I really want is someone to breed a low-fat avocado. I really > miss them. A lot. Actually, I think I've heard of lower-fat avocados, though I have no idea where you could find one. > And peanut butter. A lot of people commented on my blog, when I wrote a lower-fat peanut sauce recipe, telling me about a virtually fat-free peanut butter powder called PB2. I haven't tried it but they say it's made by separating the oil from the peanut, leaving a peanut butter powder that you add to foods or, perhaps, reconstitute. Maybe it's worth looking for? Susan > > Sparrow > > --- > > Check out our recipe files at http://www.fatfreevegan.com . > Groups Links > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 here is the pb2 site (http://www.bellplantation.com/) -keda On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Susan Voisin <susan wrote: > What I really want is someone to breed a low-fat avocado. I really> miss them. A lot.Actually, I think I've heard of lower-fat avocados, though I have no idea where you could find one. > And peanut butter.A lot of people commented on my blog, when I wrote a lower-fat peanut sauce recipe, telling me about a virtually fat-free peanut butter powder called PB2. I haven't tried it but they say it's made by separating the oil from the peanut, leaving a peanut butter powder that you add to foods or, perhaps, reconstitute. Maybe it's worth looking for?Susan>> Sparrow>> --- >> Check out our recipe files at http://www.fatfreevegan.com . > Groups Links>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 On 7/1/08, Susan Voisin <susan wrote: > > > What I really want is someone to breed a low-fat avocado. I really > > miss them. A lot. > > Actually, I think I've heard of lower-fat avocados, though I have no > idea where you could find one. really? I'll do some searching. If it's anywhere in this area, it would be in the Fred Meyer. They've got some stuff in their produce section that I never heard of before seeing there. > > And peanut butter. > > A lot of people commented on my blog, when I wrote a lower-fat peanut > sauce recipe, telling me about a virtually fat-free peanut butter > powder called PB2. I haven't tried it but they say it's made by > separating the oil from the peanut, leaving a peanut butter powder > that you add to foods or, perhaps, reconstitute. Maybe it's worth > looking for? Wow! Thanks! I'll do some googling. If it's a fat-free powder, it might work well in a food processor with great northern beans. I find the GN beans make an awesome cheese sauce that's got all the " mouth feel " of a fatty food without the fat. Off to Google excitedly! Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 On 7/1/08, keda maru <keda.maru wrote: > > here is the pb2 site (http://www.bellplantation.com/) Thank you!!! Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 That's a new twist to hummus, using BBQ sauce. Thanks for sharing it.Marthabigoldog <bigoldog Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 9:06:15 PM Low-Fat Vegan Hummus, for Sparrow So, let's kick off a round of healthy, low or non-fat, vegan recipies. I'll go first! Low-Fat Vegan Hummus Put in food processor: 1 can garbanzos 1 teaspoon cumin liquid: BBQ sauce (2 T or so), and/or lemon juice, and/or water 1 small hot pepper or dried pepper flakes (optional) The highlight of this hummus is the garbanzo taste combined with cumin. It makes a good sandwich on whole grain bread with a crispy lettuce leaf. Globs of it can also be added to salads. For the processing to take place it needs a little liquid. For this, I usually don't drain the garbanzos completely, and then add a little BBQ sauce. Or I'll drain the beans completely and add BBQ sauce and maybe even some lemon juice. I've even just added water (without the sauce or juice). I get it going and then add as much liquid as needed for it to process to the desired thickness/thinness. My DH took hummus sandwiches to work for many years and never got tired of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 My grocery (Hannaford) has them occasionally. They're called Slimcados and have 33% fewer calories and half the fat of Haas. They're giant light green things and have a watery texture (and flavor!): http://www.brookstropicals.com/index.html -Erin http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog - Susan Voisin Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:32 PM Re: Low-Fat Vegan Hummus, for Sparrow > What I really want is someone to breed a low-fat avocado. I really > miss them. A lot. Actually, I think I've heard of lower-fat avocados, though I have no idea where you could find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 On 7/1/08, Erin <truepatriot wrote: > > My grocery (Hannaford) has them occasionally. > They're called Slimcados and have 33% fewer > calories and half the fat of Haas. Ah, thanks. My search found the Fria but they're apparently only sold in the UK. > They're giant light green things and have > a watery texture (and flavor!): hmm... it sounds like it might take some experimentation to make them edible and desirable. Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Hi Susan: Over 20 years ago my Dad bought me an Avocado tree in a 5 gallon container I had never heard the name of before that produce lower in fat avocados -- they are called Zutano Avocados. They are pear shaped with a shiny bright green skin, medium sized seed with pulp color and texture, have a light flavor. If you " google " Zutano Avocado you can find the nutrition facts. Hope this proves helpful to you. Gerri -- In , " Sparrow R Jones " <sparrowrose wrote: > > On 7/1/08, Susan Voisin <susan wrote: > > > > > What I really want is someone to breed a low-fat avocado. I really > > > miss them. A lot. > > > > Actually, I think I've heard of lower-fat avocados, though I have no > > idea where you could find one. > > really? I'll do some searching. If it's anywhere in this area, it > would be in the Fred Meyer. They've got some stuff in their produce > section that I never heard of before seeing there. > > > > And peanut butter. > > > > A lot of people commented on my blog, when I wrote a lower-fat peanut > > sauce recipe, telling me about a virtually fat-free peanut butter > > powder called PB2. I haven't tried it but they say it's made by > > separating the oil from the peanut, leaving a peanut butter powder > > that you add to foods or, perhaps, reconstitute. Maybe it's worth > > looking for? > > Wow! Thanks! I'll do some googling. If it's a fat-free powder, it > might work well in a food processor with great northern beans. I find > the GN beans make an awesome cheese sauce that's got all the " mouth > feel " of a fatty food without the fat. > > Off to Google excitedly! > Sparrow > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 I looked at this site,(http://www.produceoasis.com/Hierarchy_folder/MainFruits_folder/L2fruits_folder/Avocados.html)which list the Nutritional Information for each of 5 varieties of avocado including the Zutano... according to the site they all contain the same fat content. I just don't know if it is accurate. Avocados are wonderful, we can all agree on that, I just suspect they are all fairly high in fat... and that is one reason why they are so tastey... doh! When I want to splurge I sit down with an avocado lime and salt... but as infrequently as I possibly can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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