Rinse and drain a can of garbanzo beans. Shake in a zipper bag with spice of your choice. Lay out on a non-stick cookie sheet and sprinkle with your choice of flavorings (see Hint below). Bake at 400° for 25 minutes.

Each 4 oz serving: 186 calories:   12% from fat (3 g),  66% from carbohydrates (31 g),  22% from protein (9.4 g).  Sodium: 1 mg (but salty spices will increase this)    Fiber: 10 g

For flavorings try Spike, hickory-smoked tortula yeast, curry powder, onion powder, garlic powder or cinnamon and sugar (all have no sodium). Other flavors may raise sodium content, but if salt is not a concern: cajun flavor, artificial butter-flavor salt (for popcorn), or any others your imagination can provide.

©2000 Dr. Neal Pinckney

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