Hoppin John

I eat this dish every New Year’s day, it’s supposed to bring you luck, and so far my life’s been pretty good. It’s also good anytime you need a hearty homey meal!

Step: 1

In a large pan place the peas, ham hock, onion, red pepper, salt and pepper. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 1 1/2 hours.

Step: 2

Remove ham hock and cut meat into pieces. Return meat to pot. Stir in the rice, cover and cook until rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle shredded cheese over top, if desired. Serve

Per Serving: 475 calories; protein 33.6g; carbohydrates 64.1g; fat 9.3g; cholesterol 60.9mg; sodium 618.5mg.

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

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

Because it comes to dinner , much eat or eating too much of the bad kinds of food can lead to trouble on sleeping. On the flip side, a daylight food that is less than satiating can leave you wanting more and resulting in reaching for an eat bad food late-night snack even closer to sleep .