Choosing the Best Nigerian Carbohydrates The typical Nigerian diet contains a variety of carbohydrates. For example, rice, yam, cassava, beans, agbalumo, and pawpaw. Eating a diet rich in carbohydrates is an aspect of Naija culture. Despite what you may hear in the media, carbohydrate foods do not need to be avoided to be healthy. [...]
10 Best Nigerian Foods for Weight Loss Do you want to continue your weight-loss journey while enjoying Nigerian foods? Are you seeking cheap and accessible Nigerian foods that can keep you healthy? These 10 Nigerian foods will keep you healthy, and they are cheap, natural, and readily available. You can add these foods to [...]
Why Iru Is Nutritious and Healthy Iru, also known as ogiri and dawadawa, is a traditional Nigerian condiment made with fermented beans from the African locust tree (Parkia biglobosa). Iru is nutritious and treasured for its rich, complex flavour. Although it is not well known in the Western world, iru is a nutritious superfood [...]
We'll be discussing Nigerian Diabetic Meal Plan in this post. However, the first step is to gain some basic understanding around diabetes so the meal table that follows makes sense. Let's get right into it. What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a common disease that occurs when your body can’t make insulin, your body [...]
This one is for my snack lovers. I often get asked how many calories there are in a Nigerian Meat Pie. Here we go. I am using meat pie recipe from 9jafoodie.com Nigerian Meat Pie Recipe from 9jafoodie: The Dough of meat pie Ingredients 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 Table Spoon Baking powder [...]
Fried rice is a dish of cooked rice that has been stir-fried in a frying pan. It is mixed with vegetables such as carrots, peas, green beans, onions, and meat like chicken, beef or pork. It is one of the most often consumed foods in Nigeria is fried rice. It is occasionally had as [...]
There are many ways to prepare rice, but Jollof rice, a very popular African dish made with rice and spices and either beef, fish, or chicken, is the type of rice that is most frequently consumed in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa. In this post, we are going to make Nigerian Jollof [...]
On a reel on Instagram, I asked our followers to guess the number of calories in our favorite simple healthy Nigerian salad. Watch the reel below and make a guess! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiLekdiA8Pg/ On the Instagram reel, I received many wrong answers. Let's review our favorite simple salad Recipe. Ingredients for a simple healthy Nigerian Salad: [...]
I know most of us have heard a pregnant woman say she is "eating for two". Do we really need to eat more while pregnant? How much extra calories a woman need during pregnancy? This is what science says about additional calories during pregnancy: First Trimester No additional calories is necessary during the first [...]
You may have heard that drinking smoothies will help you on your weight loss journey, but what you may not have heard is that your smoothies might be making you fat. “How?!”, you say? Well, let’s break it down. 1. Making predominantly fruits based smoothies: How does 450 calories aka 2 cups [...]