Brits have an unhealthy obsession with hummus

[insoectorgina]

It seems to be the only chilled product where a third of an aisle is taken up with a mind boggeling array of versions. Most people think its some king of health food, when actually its filled with generic vegetable oil and has far far more than a packet of crisps.

Its also uber easy to make your own in less than one minute that is vastly superior.

I just dont get it.

I just can't understand why anyone would wash up the blender, why wouldn't you put it in the dishwasher?

My dishwasher is currently at work. I don't think he would take kindly to having a blender inserted.

erm because not everyone owns a dishwasher

If you must make your own, whip up Nigella's peanut butter hummus. And get a big bag of cheap tortilla chips. And a bottle of vino. And forget healthy eating exists.

I love houmous, and taramasalata. And pitta to dip. Bloody lovely.

I eat it because a) it tastes nice and b) I'm vegetarian and its great for protein/iron... I thought the idea of healthy was to have balance? That's why its healthier than crisps because crisps are basically just oil/carbs but hummus has other good stuff packed in too (plus you do need some carbs in your diet)

I love hummus

I get you insoertogina,

I have Greek friends who make their own and they wouldn't touch the stuff we buy in the British supermarkets with a barge pole.
The stuff we see on the shelves is mainly oil, oil and more oil and half the time it's not even good oil. They chuck any old rubbish in.

There seems to be a mistaken belief that it's a healthy food and that it doesn't matter how many Costa cakes, Greggs sausage rolls, chocolate and biscuits you scoff throughout the day, as long as you have some humous on a carrot stick as well, then you are being super healthy!

It does taste nice but don't kid yourself it's healthy.

The people that make me laugh are those who will buy 10 tubs of Pringles, but instead of buying a proper dip to go with it, they will buy hummous instead, becasue it's healthy .
It's as if they think the hummous will magically cancel out all the bad properties of the Pringles.

I love it. On toast, topped with Tesco salsa.

'The people that make me laugh are those who will buy 10 tubs of Pringles, but instead of buying a proper dip to go with it, they will buy hummous instead, becasue it's healthy .
It's as if they think the hummous will magically cancel out all the bad properties of the Pringles.
confused'

Don't disillusion me

(To be fair, though, it's 3 tubs of Pringles, not 10, because they are often on 3 for 2 but never on 10 for 7 or whatever. I probably would if they were....)

TheCountess,
the new Pringles are really nice especially with hummous

I hate the normal stuff, I think it tastes like mud. But I like the lemon & coriander one.
Here it is in my yumbox, together with some lovely veg to dip in (I'm post op Bariatric surgery so eat peculiar amounts of food)

Our Yumboxes have a designated hummus hole :D

Carrot sticks are fattening now? CARROT STICKS?

Dust, anyone? Dust?

BIWI

WTF's up with carrot sticks? I might as well just eat crisps and Dairy Milk at this rate.

I had hummus mixed with mustard on everything while I was pregnant and I'm still partial to it now.

Sainsbury's SO Organic hummus is amazing. I don't give a flying fuck if it's actually organic or healthy; just my preferred sandwich filling or dip.

I have actually got one friend who keeps praising me for my hummus intake, saying it's soooooooooo good for me, though, so I accept that this is a thing people think, whether or not it's true.

It's as if they think the hummous will magically cancel out all the bad properties of the Pringles.

I think that. Hummus the delicious hero, negating all the bad stuff from the Pringles and the wine

You mean that's not true? goes off to have a cry

Pringles have no bad properties

The one I buy has rapeseed oil in it - it's at least as healthy as olive oil.

I eat humous with carrot sticks at least twice a week. I'm a size 8 so clearly the fattening effects of this food combination haven't caught up with me yet.

The only really problematic thing about hummus IMO is the number of arguments (probably murders) caused by disagreements about how to spell or pronounce it.

Like when someone says 'huMOOSE', or 'humus' like it's part of the soil.

andthasafact what on earth is a proper dip if hummus isn't? I cant think of much that is more dip like than hummus. Maybe they like the combination of pringles and hummus? Pringles taste wierd to me but Doritos Chilli Heatwave dipped in lemon and coriander hummus whilst drinking beer is a fantastc combination. I think hummus soacks up alcohol better than salsa.

5 mins to make
1 hour to clean up

I love houmous. And falafel. You know that episode of Friends when George Clooney says: "God bless the chickpea"? That's how I feel.

I honestly can't believe people worry about eating chickpeas and carrots. I overheard some colleagues discussing how 'bad' bananas are the other day, and how the only fruit you should eat is very green apples. But bacon is fine, apparently...

To be fair, though, it's 3 tubs of Pringles, not 10, because they are often on 3 for 2 but never on 10 for 7 or whatever. I probably would if they were....

Pringles are £1 a tube at the mo in Morrisons. I averted my gaze and whizzed on past before those addictive little suckers could reach out their arms to me!

Morrisons, you say....?