Nutrition
Dates
Dates are nutritious and have numerous health benefits due to its rich and essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
-Fibre: Dates are high in dietary fibre, supporting healthy digestion and bowel function.
-Dates are a natural sweetener, making it an excellent alternative to refined sugars.
-Antioxidants –Rich: Dates contain antioxidants like polyphenols and flavonoids, protecting against oxidative stress and inflammation.
-Heart health: Dates help lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease.
-Energy boost: Dates are natural energy source, providing quick sustenance due to their high sugar content.
-Bone health: Dates are rich in potassium, magnesium and copper, supporting bone density and osteoporosis prevention.
Digestive health: Dates support healthy gut bacteria, relieving constipation and irritable bowel syndrome symptoms.
Source:Healthline.com
Dates are nutritious and have numerous health benefits due to its rich and essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
-Fibre: Dates are high in dietary fibre, supporting healthy digestion and bowel function.
-Dates are a natural sweetener, making it an excellent alternative to refined sugars.
-Antioxidants –Rich: Dates contain antioxidants like polyphenols and flavonoids, protecting against oxidative stress and inflammation.
-Heart health: Dates help lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease.
-Energy boost: Dates are natural energy source, providing quick sustenance due to their high sugar content.
-Bone health: Dates are rich in potassium, magnesium and copper, supporting bone density and osteoporosis prevention.
Digestive health: Dates support healthy gut bacteria, relieving constipation and irritable bowel syndrome symptoms.
Source:Healthline.com
Nutrition
Palm nut soup
Palm nut soup is a Ghanaian dish that can be served with so many foods. It has a rich base of palm nuts combined with tomatoes and various vegetables that makes it very nutritious.
Preparation
Ingredients
– 1 kilogramme of palm nut
– Half kilogramme of beef
-One kilogramme of goat meat
-Three large salmon
-One full tuna
– A handful of turkey berries
-Two large onions
-4 large tomatoes
-3 large garden eggs
– One tin of mackerel
-Ten large peppers
– One large ginger
-2 cloves of garlic
– Four fingers of okro
– Salt to taste
Instructions
-Wash, cook palm nut, turkey berries, and pepper and add salt to it.
-Grind palm nut, turkey berries and pepper with mortar and pestle or mini food processor.
-Wash goat meat, beef, Tuna, salt and put on fire.
– Blend onion, garlic, ginger and tomatoes and pour on the goat meat.
– Add smoked tuna and salmon and okro to the soup.
-Use a spoon or ladle to skim off the surface oil.
-Garnish the soup with the okro or garden eggs as desired.
-Serve with fufu, banku or Omo tuo.
Nutrition
Cucumber and apple smoothie
Ingredients
-Two medium sized cucumber
-Three apples
-Four tablespoonful of honey
-Crushed ice
-Two cups of yoghurt
-One tablespoonful of blended ginger
– One tablespoonful of celery and mint
Preparation
-Wash and slice cucumber, apple into smaller sizes
-Blend until it is smooth
-Add honey and a little water to it
-Add crushed ice and yoghurt
-Blend it till you achieve your desired texture
– Then serve
