Category: Healthy Living
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The Nutritional Benefits of Tiger Nuts and How to Make Tiger Nut Drink
Since their earliest cultivation, tiger nuts have been recognized for their nutritional value. When eaten raw, they leave an almond-like taste and disintegrate on the tongue within moments of chewing. Tiger nuts can be cooked, dried, rehydrated, ground into flour, or processed into a drink. In Nigeria, the consumption of tiger nut drinks is resurgent—the…
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A Taste of Nigeria: Discover Authentic Flavors from Around the Country
Here’s a statement of fact: a true lover of Nigerian food knows that Nigerian food has authentic flavors. And anyone who views Nigeria through its cuisine will insist that Nigerian food is an eclectic combo of sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, and umami tastes. Consider ofe nsala, a staple with roots in Anambra, commonly called white…
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How to Make Coconut Rice in Nigeria
If you’re having coconut rice for the first time, you should be making it at home. Why? When done well, coconut rice serves you an explosion of tastes-sweet, salty, and umami, that fifth sense of deliciousness. Coconut rice also offers a range of nutritional benefits largely leaning on coconut milk, the key ingredient in making…
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Essential Nigerian Groceries for a Successful School Season
Once you’ve got a handy guide of easy-to-make Nigerian meals for your children, you want to cover the next important item: keeping a stocked store. We’ve all had that experience where, while turning efo riro in a pot, we suddenly realized, “There’s no salt!” This—running out of groceries—happens for many reasons. Sometimes, work and business…
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Vegetarian or Vegan: How to Navigate Either Diet Type in Nigeria
The plant-based diet community in Nigeria is growing. This community intersects both vegans, vegetarians, and other similar variants. This is because a plant-based diet comprises both vegan and vegetarian meal varieties. Given the likeness between the two diet types, there are tendencies to interchange veganism with vegetarianism. Who is a vegetarian? Who is a vegan?…
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Easy Nigerian Back-to-School Recipes for Busy Mums
Every new school term casts its fair share of demands on parents. Outside of sorting school fees and procuring learning materials, you have to sort a range of domestic tasks, including laundry, cooking, cleaning, and shopping. Imagine, for a moment, that in the chaos of planning for the school year, you could outsource your food…
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Top Nutrient-Rich Foods for Children with Special Needs
Ensuring that children with special needs receive the right nutrients plays a crucial role in their overall health and development. A balanced diet not only improves physical and cognitive functions, but it also boosts their immune systems and enhances overall well-being. To gain more insight, we spoke with Joy Etor, a food content creator and…
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PricePally’s Naija Food Brands Festival is Coming: Everything You Should Know About the Premier Online Event.
Food—the Nigerian communal language. Food is woven deep into our fabrics. It’s the offering with which our mothers appease us after a rebuke, the quickest way to remind friends that we love them, and the trusted route to discovering a new culture. And what’s a Nigerian party without Nigeria’s leading staple food—party jollof! Anyone who…
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Exploring Garden Eggs: Types, Benefits, and How to Use Them
The first time I had garden eggs, I knew they bore no semblance to eggs. Not in shape, not in color, and certainly not in the flavor they add when eaten. At that time, I didn’t know that garden eggs came in different colors or that they were mostly round or oval. Like me, you…
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Where to Get Fresh Food Online in Nigeria
Buying fresh food online offers you three things: convenience, access to options, and conservation of resources. You can shop from home, while at the office, or while out with friends. You can alternate two or more online grocery stores, compare prices, and check estimated delivery times before closing your order. And you save hours of…