Tag: fruits and vegetables
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Exploring Okro: Benefits, Meal Ideas, and Okra Water
What was your first introduction to Okra? Mine dates back to the childhood years, long before I knew that different meal options offered different health benefits. Back then, we assessed meals based on how they looked and tasted. Onions were a turnoff because the smell stuck to your tongue long after you ate it. Plantains…
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How to Eat Avocados and Why They’re Good For You
Avocados get a drumload of online hate, trumpeted by celebs and civilians alike. Hop on Reddit, the internet’s biggest forum, and you’d find entire threads dedicated to calling out avocados and people who eat them. This avocado name-calling often pivots on three wheels: one, that avocados are quick to spoil; two, that avocados carry a…
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5 Foods to Avoid to Stay in Shape
Once you’ve learned the seven food classes to combine for a healthy diet, you should also know the foods to avoid to stay in shape. Your diet affects your body metabolism, your fitness, and your mental alertness. These spin off into other pivotal areas including your finances, your productivity (at work), your assimilation rate, and…
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Healthy living: Diabetes-friendly foods in Nigeria
Diabetes, an abnormally high sugar level, is a silent killer in Nigeria. Currently, over 11 million Nigerians are living with the metabolic disease. If managed improperly, diabetes may cause vision loss, heart and kidney diseases, or death. To avoid complications, you need a healthy diet, which is a challenge for Nigerians because everyday meals are…
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Fruitful hacks: 4 ways to preserve fruits and vegetables
How many times have you passed on buying fruits and vegetables because “they won’t last”? That feeling is understandable, especially if you don’t have a refrigerator. But veggies and fruits are too nutritious to be left out of your menu. Read on to learn the best preservation techniques for fruits and vegetables. Where to shop…
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6 Food items you can shop on Pricepally
Food is necessary for growth. But for Nigerians, investing in food is an extreme sport. In 2022, Nigerians spent over 50% of their income on food, making them the second poorest country in terms of food affordability. The recent and sudden switch to a “cashless” policy temporarily reduced food costs. But cash scarcity is still…