Tribe Hummus – Getting Kids Everywhere To Eat Their Veggies. (Or, Tribe Hummus – the anti-ranch.)
My kids are of the rare type who have never tried ranch dressing, as dip or otherwise. I’ve not yet attempted to make my own, and I don’t feed my family chemicals in a bottle so they’ve just never had it. We use hummus and a variety of other bean dips when we feel the need for dip. Honestly, I could eat a good hummus with a spoon so I wasn’t hard to convince when I was contacted to do a review for Tribe Hummus.
Tribe Hummus has no artificial preservatives, is free of saturated fats, free of trans fats, free of hydrogenated oils & free of cholesterol, is non-dairy, vegan friendly, and certified kosher.
But does it taste good?
Heck yes!
The classic and the garlic roasted are pretty plain, which is great for some but not to my personal taste, but the roasted red pepper is fabulously sweet and my daughter’s favourite and the 40 spices is mildly spicy & flavourful & absolutely delicious.
The Tribe Hummus rep sent along three recipe ideas for cooking with kids that I’d love to share with you.
Hummus and Veggie Pizza: Give each child a tortilla on a plate. Place Tribe Garlic Roasted Hummus, low fat mozzarella cheese and precut vegetables in bowls in the middle of the table. Let the kids spread the hummus on the tortilla with the back of a spoon and top with cheese and arrange vegetables into faces or fun shapes. Adults can place hummus pizza in a 350 degree oven until cheese is melted and edges are golden brown. After pizza cools kids can enjoy their personal pizzas!
Kangaroo Pouches: Whole wheat pita bread halves pose as empty kangaroo pouches that need filling. Set out a variety of ingredients and ask the kids to fill their kangaroo’s pouch for a tasty snack or lunch. Try Roasted Red Pepper Tribe Hummus, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes and cheese, or cream cheese, peanut butter and sliced bananas. Let the kids help prepare the ingredients too. (As a non-hummus aside, my children LOVE natural peanut butter and sliced fresh strawberries in a pouch.)
Foods From Many Lands: Find out what country or region is your child studying in school and browse through cookbooks, websites, and magazines with your child to find recipes from that area to make for the family. Create a theme night around a specific country such as Israel to learn more about their rich history with hummus. It’s a tasty and fun way to reinforce what’s being learned at school!
No matter how you use hummus in your household, it’s a super healthy addition to your diet and an awesome and fast snack/spread/dip for your whole family.
Tribe has just released four flavours of certified organic hummus that I can’t wait to try!
Win it! One randomly selected winner will receive two VIP coupons for free Tribe Hummus. Comment on this post before noon mst on March 5 to enter.
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February 26th, 2010 at 7:23 am
Sounds good! One of my kids loves hummus, The Boy won’t try it. Maybe he’ll change his mind?
February 26th, 2010 at 7:40 am
I LOVE this hummus with cucumber and sprouts on pita! I haven’t gotten it in a while, maybe the kids will like it now that they’re a bit older.
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February 26th, 2010 at 8:02 am
These look so yummy – I would love to try Tribe Hummus!
February 26th, 2010 at 8:44 am
We love hummus and pita – it’s easier to trick the grandchildren when it’s added to a peanut butter sandwich.
February 26th, 2010 at 8:50 am
we use it here all the time whether to snack on or part of a meal so thanks for the giveaway minsthins at optonline dot net
February 26th, 2010 at 9:22 am
Our family just discovered how great Hummus is. Hope we win!
February 26th, 2010 at 9:23 am
Thank you for the giveaway.
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February 26th, 2010 at 10:05 am
yummy
February 26th, 2010 at 10:25 am
would love to try
February 26th, 2010 at 11:58 am
mmmm hummus I love that stuff!
February 26th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
This is our favorite brand of hummus. The 40 spices is the best. Thanks for the giveaway.
February 26th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
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February 26th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Mmmmm hummus! Nobody can beat my husband’s hummus, but this brand comes close!
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February 26th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Really wonderful! Great with fresh sourdough bread
February 26th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
i could do with this mverno@roadrunner.com
February 27th, 2010 at 7:16 am
I LIKE THIS ON TOAST
February 27th, 2010 at 7:51 am
my whole family loves hummus. I could certainly love the organic kind
February 27th, 2010 at 9:40 am
I love garlic hummus!
February 27th, 2010 at 11:01 am
Oh I LOVE hummus!! We are a dairy free family (due to allergies) and believe it or not, it isn’t easy to find a dairy free hummus.
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February 27th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
wholoe family (even my toddler) loves hummus
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February 27th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
I love love love hummus. I really celebrate the diversity of foods these days, compared to when I was a child (50′s and 60′s), and stores didn’t even stock oregano! Thanks!
February 27th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
We eat a lot of hummus. Yum
February 27th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
A friend of mine was expecting about 4ish years ago, and she had made her own hummis. I thought hmm, how do I be polite and refuse, but it was good and now I like it, just wish the rest of the clan would eat it.
Thanks,
Michelle
February 27th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
love hummus
February 27th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
i love hummus would like to try this brand
February 28th, 2010 at 12:05 am
I love Hummis. It is so good wrapped in tortillas. Thanks for the chancce.
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February 28th, 2010 at 6:23 am
I recently discovered Humus and really like it. I would love to win this to share with the ladies on our upcoming get together.
February 28th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
My 13 month old LOVES hummus on rice cakes!
February 28th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
I want to try this
March 1st, 2010 at 4:45 pm
After reading all of the comments, I feel left out… I’ve never tried hummus?!
I’m definitely getting some of the next grocery shopping trip!
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:56 am
I’d really like to try the spicy chipotle hummus and the horseradish hummus.
March 2nd, 2010 at 2:52 pm
I think I’ve tried the plain before but now I want to go out and grab a package of 40 spice to have on homemade pitas
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:16 am
I have never tried hummus but the spring onion hummus sounds wonderful.
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:27 pm
I really like Roasted Red Pepper Hummus.
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Love Hummus and glad to hear this is natural.
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Great ideas!! Thank you for this post and giveaway:)
March 4th, 2010 at 8:28 am
oooh ooh ooh! I would like to win! YUM!
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March 4th, 2010 at 9:28 am
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March 4th, 2010 at 11:56 am
I loooove hummus!
March 4th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Hummus is the best appetizer to serve!
March 4th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
We absolutely adore hummus, but we haven’t yet tried the Tribe brand. My fingers are crossed.
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March 4th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
My daughter loves hummus and puts it on salads, chips, crackers, bread, and by itself.
March 4th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
WoW! I would’ve never thought to make Hummus and Veggie Pizza! That’s an awesome Idea! I definitely would love to try it. I love hummus!
March 4th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
I would love to get this for my brother
March 4th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
like with garlic ty.
March 4th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Looks yummy! Thanks for the giveaway!
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March 5th, 2010 at 12:17 am
My kids are crazy about hummus and I am happy they like a healthy snack!
March 5th, 2010 at 1:28 am
I love Hummus!
March 5th, 2010 at 2:57 am
I LOVE Hummus! It’s very versatile and it’s even healthy!
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March 5th, 2010 at 3:15 am
If I win, this would be ALL mine! I love Hummus but hubby doesn’t.
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March 5th, 2010 at 4:00 am
I just think hummus is yummy and enjoy it alot. Organic should make it even better so I’m all for this, thanks.
March 5th, 2010 at 4:09 am
I’ve been a fan of hummus since my mom gave it to me as a kid. Thanks.
March 5th, 2010 at 7:12 am
I love hummus and one of my children does also. I love some of the hints for getting the reluctant hummus eater to try it. I also LOVE your peanut butter and sliced strawberries pocket idea. Thanks.
March 5th, 2010 at 8:01 am
big hummus fans I would love to win
March 5th, 2010 at 8:16 am
I would love for my children to try Hummus. It sounds great.
March 5th, 2010 at 8:37 am
I LOVE HUMMUS! Soooo excited and hope that I win.
March 5th, 2010 at 9:52 am
I am a hummus addict! Thanks for the chance to win!
March 5th, 2010 at 9:57 am
We absolutely love hummus, thanks for the giveaway!
March 5th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Their stuff looks yummy, I’d like to try it
March 5th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
March 5th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
My dad and I love hummus! We’re the only ones in the family that do.