A cheap and protein filled snack!

When I'm on my feet all day I find that typical snacks like yogurt, and granola bars just don't do the trick. They give me some energy from the sugar but in the end I find my body is craving protein. Since I'm not a big meat eater I've had to find some alternate options. One that I found are Edamame Beans.

Edamame Beans are found at many Japanese restaurants. They are served in the shell, hot or cold, with a little salt. Recently I found frozen edamame at the grocery store and I haven't looked back. Edamame is a protein filled health food, that has no sugar, or salt. Its essentially pure protein. 

1/4 cup of edamame beans fills me up for the day. That means that a bag of Edamame lasts for at least 8 servings, that's less than $0.45/serving! Much cheaper than a granola bar!

To prepare edamame put frozen edamame in a pot of boiling salted water. Let them boil for 5-7 minutes, drain and cool. Lightly salt the edamame, in the pod. Remember, don't eat the pod, I don't think its very digestible! 

If you want an appetizer version of this food, try making a flavoured oil to drizzle on top of the hot edamame instead of just salt. I like putting on about a tablespoon of Asian Sesame dressing with about 1/2 tablespoon of oil. Be very careful not to add too much liquid though, the pods do not absorb any oils and because of that the last few pods can become quite oily tasting.