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Hummus Tuna Bagels

I worked on a teen weight-loss show by the producers of The Biggest Loser that took place at a camp in Wisconsin. The night I arrived, I was talking to one of the producers about food, of course. He mentioned his ex-wife used to make tuna with hummus instead of mayo and serve it on bagels. He said that she suggested it to a restaurant and they started serving it. When I told him I was going to borrow the idea he said I had to credit his ex-wife—only he never mentioned her name. Though I created this myself, Matt’s ex-wife deserves the credit for the general concept . . . whoever and wherever she is.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 2 servings

Ingredients

1 (5-ounce) can chunk light tuna in water, drained
2 tablespoons garlic-flavored hummus (no more than 1.5 g of fat per tablespoon)
2 whole-wheat mini bagels, halved and toasted (I used Thomas’)
4 very thin slices of red onion

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small bowl, mix the tuna and hummus until well combined. Divide the tuna mixture evenly among the 4 bagel halves. Top each with 1 red onion slice. Serve immediately.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 2

    Each (1 bagel; 2 halves) serving has:

    Step 3

    Calories: 200

    Step 4

    Protein: 18g

    Step 5

    Carbohydrates: 27g

    Step 6

    Fat: 3g

    Step 7

    Trace Saturated Fat

    Step 8

    Cholesterol: 15mg

    Step 9

    Fiber: 4g

    Step 10

    Sodium: 428mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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