Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, black eye peas. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Black Eye Peas is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Black Eye Peas is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook black eye peas using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Black Eye Peas:
- Take 16 oz Dried Black Eye Peas
- Take 1 each Ham Hock
- Get 1 each Medium Onion, minced
- Prepare 1 Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions to make Black Eye Peas:
- Cover peas with water and soak for 3 hours. Drain.
- Cover peas with water and soak overnight, refrigerated.
- In pot large enough to hold everything, caramelize the onions and brown the ham hock.
- Add the drained peas and cover again with fresh water. Add salt and pepper.
- Cook on medium for one hour and then two hours on low until they reach the desired texture. That's a personal choice.
Information on How to Elevate Your Mood with Food
For the most part, people have been conditioned to believe that “comfort” foods are not good for the body and should be avoided. Often, if your comfort food is a high sugar food or some other junk food, this holds true. At times, comfort foods can be utterly nutritious and good for us to eat. There are some foods that, when you eat them, can better your mood. If you are feeling a little bit down and you’re needing an emotional pick me up, try a number of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, are fantastic for helping you battle depression. Just see to it that you don’t toss out the yolk. The egg yolk is the most important part of the egg iwhen it comes to helping you cheer up. Eggs, the yolk particularly, are rich in B vitamins. The B vitamin family can be great for elevating your mood. This is because they help in bettering the function of your neural transmitters, the parts of your brain that affect your mood. Eat an egg and be happy!
Put together a trail mix out of seeds and/or nuts. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc are all great for helping to elevate your mood. This is possible since these foods are high in magnesium which increases your production of serotonin. Serotonin is referred to as the “feel good” chemical and it tells your brain how you should be feeling day in and day out. The higher your levels of serotonin, the more pleasant you are going to feel. Not only that but nuts, in particular, are a great protein food source.
If you wish to overcome depression, you should eat some cold water fish. Wild salmon, herring, mackerel, trout, and tuna are all rich in omega-3s and DHA. These are two substances that increase the quality and function of the gray matter in your brain. It’s true: consuming a tuna fish sandwich can greatly boost your mood.
Grains can be good for driving away a bad mood. Barley, quinoa, millet, teff, etc are all wonderful for helping you feel happier. They help you feel full as well which can actually help to better your mood. Feeling starved can be a real downer! The reason these grains are so great for your mood is that they are easy for your stomach to digest. You digest these foods quicker than other foods which can help increase your blood sugar levels, which, in turn, helps make you feel happier, mood wise.
Green tea is really excellent for your mood. You were sure it had to be in here somewhere, right? Green tea is rich in a particular amino acid referred to as L-theanine. Research has found that this amino acid promotes the production of brain waves. This helps focus your mental energy while simultaneously calming your body. You probably already knew it is not hard to become healthy when you drink green tea. And now you know green tea can help improve your mood as well!
As you can see, you don’t need to eat all that junk food when you wish to feel better! Try some of these tips instead.
