Category: Meats
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Creating a Balanced Diet: The Seven Classes of Food to Know
If you’ve lingered long enough on X (formerly Twitter), you’d have seen at least one video of Aproko Doctor urging people to take water. Beyond the humour and bants, there’s a tendency for us to go through each day without consuming enough water. This is partly because we don’t always have access to clean water,…
-
Healthy Living: 3 Health Benefits of Ofada Rice
If I got a dollar every time I read rice should be removed from my diet, I’d be competing with Elon Musk as one of the richest people on earth. I see the recommendation as part of the hasty demonization of carbs and simultaneous exhortation of other food classes, which I partly understand but don’t…
-
Onion colors: 4 Types of onions in Nigeria and how to cook with them
“White onions,” “red onions,” and “yellow onions” are regular onion colors you’d see while shopping in local markets or online grocery stores like PricePally. Like many vegetables, onions come in different shapes, sizes, and colors with distinct flavors for specific dishes. Given the varieties, it’s easy to not know your onions (pun intended). But in…
-
Online fresh food shopping: 5 tips for buying fresh food online in Ibadan
—
by
The online shopping culture has gradually grown in Nigeria, especially in the post-COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Online food orders will grow by 16% in 2024. The substantial growth of buying fresh food online is because of the allures of e-commerce: it’s convenient, relatively cheaper than brick-and-mortar stores, and fast delivery. Despite the growth, many Nigerians…
-
FoodCourt or Jumia Food: Which food app is better?
FoodCourt and Jumia Food are two food delivery apps you’ll see while trying to order food in metropolitan cities like Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt. However, you might be struggling to choose between Jumia Food and FoodCourt. We made the decision-making process easy for you by comparing the services of FoodCourt and Jumia Food. Can…
-
5 healthy cooking oils in Nigeria
—
by
Whether palm or groundnut oils, cooking oils are a staple in Nigerian dishes. Oils add flavors to food while distributing heat to reduce uneven cooking. Nutritionally, oils are storehouses of energy and fatty acids that improve cell growth and the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K. Despite the benefits of cooking…