Wayne Erickson > wrote in message news:<DMMqb.100419$ao4.296835@attbi_s51>...
> a snack food like nuts. I'm guessing they would have to be fried to get
> anything snackish.

There's an Indian snack mix that includes beans. Here's an example --
<http://www.somacon.com/cookbook/recipes/spicy_snack_mix_recipe.php>

-bwg