Comments on: Low(er) Fat Green Pea Guac

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:31:02 +0000

Hi Gena, I just want to tell you that I tried your Green Pea Guac today. It’s so delicious! I had no idea that this combination would taste so great! I admit, I left out the bell pepper because I didn’t have any, but I don’t really like bell peppers in my guac anyway.
As I’m trying to lose some weight at the moment, I prefer lower cal options. I know that good fats are important, but I still want to watch my daily calorie intake. So this guac version is JUST right for me right now. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe! I will surely make it again!

Have a nice day!

By: BroccoliHut

BroccoliHut — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:18:57 +0000

I might just have to try this recipe. I’ve had the Whole Foods version a few times, but I found that rather than effectively cutting calories or fat, I simply ate MORE of it than I would regular guacamole. Oh well–at least it’s a way to get me to eat my peas.

By: Diana (Soap & Chocolate)

Diana (Soap & Chocolate) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:48:27 +0000

I hadn’t noticed that your recipes are particularly calorically dense, but then again I’m not trying to lose weight. I’m surely not trying to gain, though, so I guess my MO where whole foods (such as those in your recipes) are concerned is to do my best to honor hunger signals and not worry about the nutrition stats, so long as they’re high quality in the first place.

That said, I’m a pea fan so I’d be game for pea guac regardless of whether or not it’s lower fat.

By: Annie@stronghealthyfit

Annie@stronghealthyfit — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:31:06 +0000

Looks good! I’d give it a try.

By: I stand corrected « Making Food and Other Stuff

I stand corrected « Making Food and Other Stuff — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:57:38 +0000

[...] seems this recipe doesn’t belong to The Hungry alone. Just yesterday, Gena posted a very similar recipe and if you google “sweet pea guacamole” you’ll get about a kagillion hits, all [...]

By: Pure2Raw Twins

Pure2Raw Twins — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:44:58 +0000

Guacamole looks great. Love the peas in there We love our healthy fats! I just love the color green avocado gives dishes, so pretty.

By: Rachel@SmileOutLoud

Rachel@SmileOutLoud — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:17:20 +0000

I was looking for a new guac recipe–THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

I am always trying to find the right balance between light and dense foods, so I say, keep doin what you’re doing, Gena. It’s great

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:40:23 +0000

I often make pea guac but this one looks yummy with the combos you’ve chosen. I do have to admit that one of my biggest hurdles with moving further into raw is the amount of fat used in recipes. Although I am well aware of the benefits of good fat and consider myself fairly educated in nutrition, I still battle with consuming so much of it in so many recipes. People respond differently to macros and I personally have a hard time ‘maintaining’ with high fat (unfortunately) so I would love to see more recipes focusing on just veggies with a bit of grain. But that’s just me

By: Katrina (gluten free gidget)

Katrina (gluten free gidget) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:09:22 +0000

Oh my! This is what I want for dinner tomorrow!

By: Evan Thomas

Evan Thomas — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:09:08 +0000

The best raw recipes I have seen from you or elsewhere are fatty. That’s because there’s so many cool things you can do with sunflower seeds and nuts and all that jazz to make them taste like something completely different. If I want something low-cal and raw, that’s when I’d just eat the veggie straight. I think fatty raw ecipes are the best kind.