Reader Question — Healthy Snacks

Share and share alike. A while ago I posted about roasted chickpeas. One reader, Jolie from New York City, loved them so much, she wrote to tell me about her caramelized onion variation. I gave her suggestion a whirl and thought the crispy onion pieces were a perfect addition. In fact, I like Jolie’s version better than my original.

Jolie kindly shared her technique with me and gave me permission to pass the instructions along to you. She also had a question. Can you help? Jolie writes:

I follow your instructions and after I pop the chick peas into the oven, I slice up a huge onion, (because they shrink down to nothing), brown and caramelize it in a little more olive oil in the same pan I did the garlic and chick peas in. Then I sprinkle the onion over the half-way roasted chick peas and roast for the remaining minutes. The onions get really brown and really crunchy…so delicious! It’s definitely finger food. I just pop the roasted chick peas and the roasted onions in my mouth and wow!

Do you have any other magical low fat/no fat recipes for snacks?

If you read yesterday’s post about the ricotta gnocchi fiasco, you know I’m out of magic.

Other than sliced veggies and low fat dip, my snack options tend to be high-sugar, high-fat or both. Usually both. Left to my own devices, I’d eat caramel corn until my jeans burst. Even my very healthy Starbucks’ Oat and Fruit bars aren’t exactly the low-fat treat Jolie is looking for. So, to keep your body and karma healthy, care to share what low-fat (or even no-fat) snacks you munch on?

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