How To Make Beef Stir-Fry
A good diet is important for a good health, and beef, in itself, is an important part of our diet. As it is a good source of ZIP: zinc, iron and protein. These minerals help keep our body healthy and growing. Rice, especially basmati rice, is one of the many foods that can be eaten […]
Health Lessons from ‘The Orchard’: Wash Fruits before Eating
There might seem to be nothing harmful about eating fruits which appear “clean” on the outside. After all, it is expected that processes involved from the farm to the retailer should make them ready to eat. However, Theresa Weir in her memoir, The Orchard, shares an unnerving revelation. As relates to this subject, she shares […]
Starting a Vegetable Farm
That backyard of yours may be lying dormant at the moment, a space in which you constantly battle with weeds. You think you killed them off a month ago, but they’re back now, mocking your efforts. Why not convert the trouble spot into something more productive, and invest your weed-clearing energy in growing vegetables? Then […]
Learn a Skill Wednesday: How to Make an Amazing Smoothie
I can’t count how many times my mum drummed into my ears the importance of taking my fruits and veggies while growing up. The importance of fruits and vegetables can never be over emphasized; ranging from their dietary goodies to the utmost supplies of antioxidants. Also, people who eat fruits and vegetables as part of […]
The Diet That Works
The DASH diet is more than the average weight loss diet or regimen. It is a healthy lifestyle that is designed to improve your health, fight high blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels, and slow the progression of kidney disease and diabetes. Notice that I said it is a lifestyle. This is because, unlike the popular dieting […]
Great Eats: 5 Healthy Foods for the Older Nigerian
The adage, “you are what you eat” still holds true today. Eating nutritious meals regularly, especially as you get older, will help you feel vibrant and healthy, inside and out. Here are 5 foods popular across Nigeria that are great for your health. 1. Vegetable Soup This highly nutritious soup usually contains a mix of […]
Salads: A World of Variety
Healthy dietary lifestyles are chosen by people for variety of reasons. Healthy diets are often beneficial for weight management, prevention or management of illness, improved energy or sleep habits or toward maintaining current levels of health. The word “salad” comes from the French, salade of the same meaning, from the Latin salata (salty), from sal […]
Even More Ways to Flavour Your Meals
Without a bit of salt to season our food we may end up with a bland, empty-tasting meal. Salt can be certainly referred to as the soul of many meals, it brings out the flavour of food, and you would be right if you said that without salt we may never experience the true taste […]