Table 3.
Menu modeling examples of dietary improvements by substituting other dips, spreads, and ingredients with hummus.
| Adults | |
| Menu 1 | Hummus substituted for mayonnaise in potato salad |
| Hummus and baby carrots substituted for potato chips and French onion dip | |
| Menu 2 | Hummus on whole wheat toast substituted for wheat toast with butter and jelly |
| Hummus substituted mayonnaise and ketchup on a hamburger and French fries | |
| Menu 3 | Tuna salad prepared with hummus and served on a whole grain pita substituted tuna salad prepared with mayonnaise on a croissant |
| Hummus and celery substituted a pudding snack | |
| Menu 4 | Hummus substituted for bacon on a breakfast burrito |
| Hummus substituted for butter on a baked potato | |
| Menu 5 | Mediterranean pizza with hummus, chicken and vegetables substituted a cheese and sausage pizza |
| Hummus substituted for mashed potatoes as a side dish | |
| Children | |
| Menu 1 | Pasta tossed with hummus substituted macaroni and cheese |
| Hummus with whole grain crackers substituted an applesauce cup | |
| Menu 2 | Hummus substituted ranch dressing as a dip for vegetables |
| Hummus substituted mayonnaise on a turkey sandwich |