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"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:15:55 -0500:
>
> >> Goomba wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:24:01 -0400:
> >>
> > >>> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks
> > >>> for them! I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very
> > >>> few grain dishes at the moment....
> >>
> > >> When did hummus get grains in to it???
> >>
> >> Well, Indian Gram Flour is made from chickpeas but, according
> >> to the label, a serving of canned chickpeas contains only 7%
> >> of your daily carbohydrate requirement. However, it also
> >> contains 20% of your fiber requirement.

>
> > I may have to reconsider chick peas... You don't see a lot of
> > fat Indians.

>
> Oh yes you do and they are mostly vegetarians!


Ok.

I was not able to google a reliable site for fat indians...
I'm not a fan of chick peas anyway but was considering trying gram
flour. I have honestly never tried it.
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