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Hoppin' Jane Recipe

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Hoppin' Jane
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp chopped red onion
2 oz 98% fat-free ham, chopped
1/4 cup cooked black-eyed peas
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup cooked brown rice
2 tbsp chopped tomato
1 hard-boiled egg white, chopped
1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
1 dash hot pepper sauce


Heat the oil in small skillet on medium-high heat. Add the red onion and
cook until soft, stirring often. Add the ham and cook for about 1 minute.

Add the black-eyed peas and pepper, stirring continuously, until
thoroughly heated.

Spread the warmed brown rice on a serving plate and top with the hot
skillet mixture.

Sprinkle the mixture with the tomato, egg white, and parsley. Season as
desired with hot pepper sauce and serve.

Recipe for Friday, 4/17/98

This variation on Hoppin' John is great served with cornbread.

Do you have a basket of decorated Easter eggs sitting on your kitchen
counter? Why not put these hard-boiled beauties to good use in one of this
week's healthy recipes. Today's recipe is from the cookbook Quick & Easy
Diabetic Recipes for One.

You can order a copy of this and many other cookbooks from our online
bookstore or call 1-800-ADA-ORDER (1-800-232-6733).

Exchanges: Starch Exchange -- 2&1/2 Very Lean Meat Exchange -- 2
Monounsaturated Fat Exchange -- 1/2 Calories -- 291 Calories from Fat --
70 Total Fat -- 8g Saturated Fat -- 2g Cholesterol -- 27mg Sodium -- 645mg
Carbohydrate -- 36g Dietary Fiber -- 5g Sugars -- 5g Protein -- 20g

Copyright © 1998 American Diabetes Association

MC formatted using MC Buster 2.0d & SNT on 4/19/98

Posted to RecipeLu List by Barb at PK on Apr 19, 1998.
 


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If you enjoy your food, but want to get in shape and make improvements in your all round condition, then, as any doctor will tell you, you need to undertake a specially designed wholesome meal plan. In a perfect world, this needs to contain 5 standard portions of grains, fruit and vegetables a day and also include an appropriate mix of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

When planning a diet, it is essential to try to moderate your intake of fat, refined carbohydrates and salt.

When starting a weight loss program, people ordinarily focus on retail store and big brand foods labelled as 'low in fat'. To do this is most certainly a mistake, in that an item can be reduced in fats, but also high in carbs.

One useful tip is to drink plenty of water. Occasionally during a normal work day, you imagine that you feel hunger when in fact you may need a healthy drink of water or orange juice. The feelings of being hungry and being thirsty are much the same, but one of them can result in weight gain and the other one is fine.

Rather than dwelling on the junk foods you ought to remove from your daily routine, look at the good foods which you should add to your meal plan. If you are able to inject some wholesome grains and vegetables into your meal plan, you'll soon find that you feel more satisfied and have a far reduced likelihood of giving in to those damaging mid-morning chocolates.


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