{"id":551,"date":"2009-09-15T21:17:52","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T21:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?p=551"},"modified":"2009-09-15T21:17:52","modified_gmt":"2009-09-15T21:17:52","slug":"how-about-a-quick-white-free-snack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/how-about-a-quick-white-free-snack\/","title":{"rendered":"How About a Quick, &#8220;White-Free&#8221; Snack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/2009\/09\/15\/what-makes-whole-grains-so-hard-to-eat\/\">The previous post<\/a> offered some theories about why it&#8217;s so hard to get the white out of our diets.\u00a0 While that&#8217;s being resolved (BTW, please be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts), here&#8217;s an idea if you feel yourself getting sucked into a 4:00 p.m. &#8220;White Snack&#8221; attack.<\/p>\n<p>As the saying goes, the best defense is a good offense.\u00a0 In this case, that means having a ready, handy, really tasty substitute for the pretzels, crackers, cookies and Goldfish that call to us from the vending machine.\u00a0 One great option:\u00a0 Wild Thyme&#8217;s Black Bean &amp; Fresh Lime Hummus with Jicima Sticks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find the hummus at Vitamin Cottage or Whole Foods.\u00a0 It&#8217;s got a little kick which is good for making you feel full.\u00a0 (Wild Thyme&#8217;s will have a website soon, but in the meantime call 303.447.2133 for news of additional outlets in your area.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Jicima is a big, roundish, tan vegetable that resembles a way-overgrown potato.\u00a0 Peel\n<figure style=\"width: 255px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jicima Sticks\" src=\"http:\/\/i722.photobucket.com\/albums\/ww230\/mcolletterogers\/Jicima_Sticks_Cut_Lime_iStock.jpg\" alt=\"Jicima:  Many people think it tastes like a cross between an apple and potato.  At any rate, they can be quite large but usually grocers are happy to cut them in half.\" width=\"265\" height=\"163\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many people think jicima tastes like a cross between an apple and potato.  They certainly get large like a potato and some get even bigger.  If I can&#39;t use a whole one, the grocer has always been happy to cut one in half.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>off the tough skin with a paring knife, then cut into dipping sticks with a chefs knife.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>4 oz. Tupperware Snack Cups are perfect to carry dip to work.\u00a0 Sandwich containers are good for jicima sticks.\u00a0 Call toll free to order:\u00a0 1.877.394.1258.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>For some pretty color, throw in a few carrot sticks (or mini-carrots if you haven&#8217;t yet overdosed on them.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want to know more about jicima?\u00a0 I found the image above on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/low-carb-jicama\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mark&#8217;s Daily Apple<\/a>, by Mark Sisson, author of <em>The\u00a0 Primal Diet<\/em>.\u00a0 Find out more about jicima and some additional ways to use up these behemoth vegetables <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/low-carb-jicama\/\" target=\"_blank\">at his blog<\/a>. \u00a0 While you&#8217;re there, check out his website for a critical look at the role of carbs in the mainstream American diet&#8211;and think twice before digging into that plate of white pasta!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feel yourself getting sucked into a 4:00 p.m. &#8220;White Snack&#8221; attack?  The best defense is a good offense.  In this case, that means having a ready, handy, really tasty substitute for pretzels, crackers, cookies and Goldfish.  Try Jicima Sticks with Black Bean Hummus instead.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,27,20,14,1],"tags":[327,346,375,387,582,600,644,650,656],"class_list":["post-551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-is-healthy-eating","category-make-vegetables-taste-good","category-recipes","category-new-ingredients","category-uncategorized","tag-hummus","tag-jicima","tag-mark-sisson","tag-mini-carrots","tag-the-primal-diet","tag-tupperware-containers","tag-white-refined-flours-and-grains","tag-whole-grains","tag-wild-thymes-naturals","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}