
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Need a healthy way to kick off the new year? You're in luck.As the calendar turns, cultures across the world focus on good fortune and associate all kinds of foods with it. Here's a look at which are healthiest – and how to handle those that are less so.Black-eyed peasIn the American South, it's not New Year's without black-eyed peas, which are actually a type of bean. In some areas, they're served with rice in a dish called Hoppin' John.James Shikany, endowed professor of cardiovascular disease at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said black-eyed peas themselves are a healthy food, "but it depends on how they're prepared."On their own, black-eyed peas are full of fiber and packed with iron, thiamin and other...