Chickpeas Help Dieters Eat Fewer Food High in Fat and Low in Fiber

by POPSUGAR Fitness 16

While there is no magic weight loss pill, the common chickpea seems to come close — at least as a natural diet supplement.

According to a small study published in the journal Appetite, the garbanzo bean helped keep dieters on track. Participants in the study who ate a half cup of chickpeas daily, which contains 5 grams of fiber and 7 grams of protein, consume fewer calories from high fat, low fiber foods; but once they stopped eating the beans, the participants began to snack more on less healthy fare.

My advice is to go gonzo for garbanzo beans and here are a few recipes to help with that task:

• Spicy Roasted Garbanzo Beans
• Couscous With Chard and Roasted Chickpeas
• Chickpea and Tomato Salad
• Mediterranean Salad With Chickpea Patties
• Chickpea, Carrot, and Currant Salad

Tell me how you enjoy garbanzo beans in the comments section below.