Category: Food Blogs
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What Do The World’s Healthiest Diets Have In Common?
With every passing day, new diets keep coming out, with each one promising greater results in a short period of time. Unfortunately, a lot of these diets are baseless and can actually be detrimental to one’s health. That being said, a few of them are quite effective and they also have quite a few things…
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Our South African Fast Food Menu
It’s almost impossible not to find yourself eating fast food at least once a month. Fast food is convenient and most importantly – it’s cheap. However, finances do not excuse a poor diet. Fast foods are high in calories and are filled with fat, sugar and salt. These factors contribute to obesity, which comes with…
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High-Fiber Diet: Can This Lengthen Your Life?
In addition to being encouraged to eat our fruits and veggies, drink lots of water, and stay away from sugar, as a kid, having a healthy amount of fiber in our diet is probably one of the first things you were taught to do for your health. Not only is it vital for healthy digestion…
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Unexplored African Cuisine Is The New Food Trend 2019
Unexplored African cuisine is hitting the world’s food industry, unveiling an array of new spices, flavors, and cooking methods. Those who have experienced the food of South, East, West, and North Africa know how diverse it can be. African cuisine will rank close to first place on the food menu of 2019 in many parts…
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Green Salad with Mushrooms and Homemade Dressing
We all enjoy a good green salad. Not only does it bring much-needed colour to our meals, but it also provides antioxidants, vitamins, and other essential nutrients. Moreover, the inclusion of a homemade dressing ensures that you do not consume any hidden sugars and harmful preservatives. Using honey in a salad dressing provides a sweet…
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8 Great Reasons To Start Eating Okra
Affectionately referred to by Louisiana inhabitants as gumbo, Okra is a delicious vegetable native to both African and Asian cuisines. Also referred to as lady’s fingers, okra is used in a number of soups and stews due to its ability to thicken these meals. Aside from its edible seeds, the inside of the okra pods…
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Here’s Why You Should Drink Green Tea Every Morning
When it comes to renowned beverages, green tea could rival the early fame days of Coca-Cola. Seen as the healthiest drink in the world, green tea is packed with antioxidants that allow for it to provide plenty of health benefits. Why green tea? Made from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant, green tea can be…
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Amaranth High-Protein Vegan Breakfast Porridge Recipe
Amaranth high-protein porridge is vegan-friendly and an option you really need to try in the mornings. Ironically, I had never heard of this grain before I came to Kenya. I spoke about its source, Mchicha just the other day. Apparently, it’s just as – if not better than – good old oats or quinoa porridge. Moreover,…
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Mchicha Leaves and Amaranth Is A Kenyan Superfood
Mchicha leaves and amaranth grain powder is a newly found superfood that’s harvested abundantly in Kenya and Tanzania, The spinach-like leafy green is nutritionally dense and contains tons of calcium, iron, vitamins A, B, and C. It is also very low in carbohydrates and could play a very important role in your diet. Quinoa, step…
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5 Health Lessons To Learn From Italians
According to the Bloomberg Global Health Index, Italians are the healthiest people in the world (1). Using data from the World Bank, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Population Division, Bloomberg evaluated 163 countries. The authors of the study then looked at health risks such as high blood pressure, obesity, and tobacco use.…