Poloo/Coconut Biscuits

Poloo

Ingredients

2 Cupsof all-purpose flour

2 Cups of coconut flakes

1 Cup of coconut milk

½ Tablespoonful of salt

1 Cup of sugar

2 Cups of sunflower/vegetable oil (for frying)

Preparation

In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients (flour, coconut flakes, coconut milk, salt and sugar). Mix until everything is well combined into a soft dough.

Transfer onto a well-floured surface and gently knead for two to three minutes. If it is too sticky during the kneading process, just use more flour.

Using a rolling pin, roll the dough flat. Use a knife or a dough cutter and cut the flattened dough into long strips. Then cut each strip into small diagonal shapes.

On medium heat, heat the oil and fry the coconut cookies until they are golden-brown incolour. This should take about five to eight minutes.

Tip: When frying these, fry them in small batches. Adding too much at a time will drop the temperature of the oil, which will seep inside the cookies.

Take them out and rest them on a paper towel to absorb excess oil.

Source: Food.com

Benefits of coconut

-Promotes blood sugar control

-Contains powerful antioxidants

-Easy to add to your diet

-Coconut is high in fibre and controls diabetes

-Coconut helps with digestion

-Coconut provides healthy skin

Dietary management of memory loss

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In this new chapter, we will be discussing how we can manage memory loss with our diet.

Some people get more forgetful with age. It may take longer to learn new things, remember familiar faces and words as well as personal belongings.

Memory loss can be mild or serious. Serious memory lapses affect ability to do daily activities like driving, shopping, or handling of money among others.

Below are some pointers of serious memory loss;

●Asking the same questions over and over again

●Getting lost in familiar places

●Being unable to follow directions

●Getting very confused about time, people, and places

●Self-neglect such as eating poorly, not bathing, or being unsafe

See a doctor if you are worried about your memory lapses or those of a loved one. You also can do many things to make your memory last.

Research has shown a great improvement in memory loss with appropriate diet.

Foods to consume

●Foods rich in antioxidants (vitamins C, E, and beta carotene) such as; oranges, pineapples, blue berries and kiwi.

●Complex carbohydrates such as oatmeal, brown rice, and wheat bran.

●Epicatechin rich foods such as; grapes, blueberries and chocolate.

●Iron rich foods such as; beans, fortified cereals, nuts, and soy bean.

●Monounsaturated fatty acid rich foods such as almonds, avocado, and walnuts.

Lifestyle modification

●Having hobbies

●Getting pets

●Spending time with friends, family and loved ones.

●Joining support groups

●Reduce alcohol intake

●Cessation of smoking

In conclusion, our memory largely makes us who we are; imagine not remembering your own name! We can stray farther away from such a fate by applying the diet and lifestyle above, so that we can always remember who we are and who/what we love.

The writer Dr. Bernice Korkor Asare is the CEO of Holistic Health Consult.

“Your diet your health, your health your wealth”

E-mail: info@holistichealthconsult.org