Nutrition
Cucumber-spinach smoothie
Spinach-cucumber-smoothie
Ingredients
1 large cucumber
6 leaves of spinach
½ Frozen banana
½ Cup of hemp seeds
½ Lemon or lime juice
1 Cup of coconut water or plant milk
2 teaspoon of Syrup
Preparation
Cut the cucumber into chunks or slices,
Take out frozen banana and cut into pieces if it is whole
Make sure your liquid (coconut water or plant milk) is cold.
Fill your blender with spinach, cucumber, banana and hemp seeds.
Pour in the liquid and add lemon or lime juice.
Blend until completely smooth.
Pour the smoothie into a glass and serve sprinkled with hemp hearts, chia seeds or on its own.
Health benefits of Cucumber and Spinach
Cucumber andspinach are full of nutrients. Spinach is full of vitamins and minerals like magnesium, potassium, folate, and vitamin A, C, K B2, BC and E. Cucumber contains antioxidants, which are important to fight diseases and boost immunity
Source: whollytasteful.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
