Why are chickpeas throughout the Mediterranean are eaten as morning food, when they are heavy in fiber and make you feel tired and are kinda hard to digest?

Question

I keep hearing that they are high in protein and give you power throught the day, but after I eat a big bowl of chickpeas or hummus, I’m sleepy as hell.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Heavy in fiber is a good thing. It really is. It’s hard to digest, yeah, but that’s the point. It doesn’t just go through your system. And it helps slow other stuff down too, so you end up having more consistent bowel movements with less diarrhea and less constipation.