I love love love chickpeas. Like other legumes, such as beans, peas, and lentils, chickpeas are high in fiber and protein, and contain several key vitamins and minerals. But, I often get asked “will eating chickpeas make me fat”? Where did this crazy notion come from? This makes me think. Well, too much of anything is not a good thing. But for the fact that eating an entire can of chickpeas will certainly leave you bloated (not to mention very gasy!), there is nothing bad about eating foods that are high in fiber and protein.
Chickpeas are a type of legume that offer a range of health benefits. Chickpeas help to increase satiety, boost digestion, keep blood sugar levels stable, increase protection against disease, fight inflamation and more.
So, while I am all about your health and living a healthy lifestyle, I bet you didn’t know is that eating chickpeas are good for your face! Eating chickpeas can actually help to eliminate wrinkles! This can be attributed to the manganese in garbanzo beans, which offers energy to cells and is known to fight free radicals that can cause wrinkles. And the B vitamins work as fuel for the cells. And another use for this veg is that you can also use chickpeas to cleanse your face. Simply mix chickpea paste with turmeric and apply the mixture to your face in the morning. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then wash off with cold water. This remedy also helps reduce age spots and brighten your face.
And for those of you who are worried about eating a gluten-free diet, you are in luck! Chickpeas are gluten-free!
There are so many great recipes for using chickpeas as part of your healthy meal. Click here for a great quinoa and chickpea salad! And it’s gluten-free as well!
So, what are you waiting for? Give these tiny but mighty superfood a try! I promise you won’t be disappointed!