The purpose of this research is to test how processing can affect how one's body uses the nutrients in that food. For this study the researchers are examining how making different food products out of chickpeas, such as hummus or pasta, changes how one's body uses those foods for energy.
apparently healthy adults
BMI >18.5 or <35 kg/m2 (healthy body weight - class I obesity)
ability to understand and sign the consent form
availability of transportation (i.e., participants must provide their own transportation to the Center)
usual pulse consumption greater than DGA recommendation
inability or unwillingness to consume any of the provided foods
more than a 10% change in body weight within the past 2 months
actively trying to lose weight