Eggplant, Zucchini and Sweet Red Pepper Stew

Makes a great veggie main meal!

Step: 1

Place eggplant in a colander and sprinkle with salt.

Step: 2

Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot. Rinse eggplant and pat dry. Saute until slightly browned. Stir in onion and saute until transparent. Stir in garlic and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.

Step: 3

Stir in rice, zucchini, red bell pepper, tomatoes, wine, water, salt and red pepper flakes. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture reaches a low boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

Step: 4

Remove from heat and stir in basil, parsley and rosemary.

Per Serving: 402 calories; protein 5.5g; carbohydrates 50.7g; fat 14.5g; sodium 1054.3mg.

Depriving yourself can lead to overeating , late-night snacking, and mindless eating and it’s for this reason that Riner encourages people to indulge in “fun” foods every once in a while.

Avoidance on late-night snacking and cravings , it is much important to include some fun foods (or what one may perceive as unnecessary ). Meaning , if we always order the healthiest thing on the menu but come home and graze on chips, perhaps we really wanted the junk food and should have just pleased it in the first place."

Because it comes to eat on evening , overeating or eating too much of the bad kinds of food can lead to bad habit on sleeping. On the other side, a meal that is less than satiating not make leave you want more and resulting in reaching for an eat bad food late-night snack even closer to bedtime .