Chickpeas are easy to prepare or find and provide the body with a nice balance of protein, fiber, and carbohydrates. Lean endurance take;

• They help control blood sugar. Both canned and dried chickpeas have a low glycemic index. This means that your body absorbs and digests them slowly. Also, they have a type of starch that digests slowly, called amylose. Both of these things help keep your blood sugar and insulin from going up too fast.

• For vitamins and nutrients, one cup of chickpeas has:

• About 6% to 8% of your daily requirement of calcium

• About 40% of your daily requirement of fiber

• About 22% of your daily requirement of iron (for dried cooked chickpeas; 8% for canned)

• About 70% of your daily requirement of folate, or folic acid (for dried chickpeas; 15% for canned)

• About 39% of your daily requirement of phosphorus (for dried chickpeas; 17% for canned)