Meatless Monday! What’s That All About?
A little while ago, I asked TAPN’s friends on Facebook if they were vegetarian. I got quite a few responses and concluded that the vast majority of Africans (at least the ones that responded) were...
View ArticleWhy Is Africa Getting Fatter?
Obesity is rapidly becoming a public health challenge on the African continent. According to the World Health Organization’s Global Infobase, women aged between 15-100 years living in The Seychelles,...
View Article7 Diet & Lifestyle Changes That Improve High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
According to the World Health Organization’s African Regional Report (2000), 20 million people in the African region have hypertension (high blood pressure) and as the continent continues to...
View ArticleFresh Avocado Shito
Reblogged from My Burnt Orange: http://youtu.be/9KxZDihM20M Shito is the word for pepper in my mother tongue, Ga (Ghana). I first wrote about shito here, where I explained that it could be any type of...
View ArticleBaked Samosa (Sambusa)
Reblogged from The African Pot Nutrition: Whether you call them samosa, samoosa, sambusa or the little stuffed triangles, one thing for sure is that these are a wonderful appetizer/snack....
View Article“Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day”
As an African dietitian, I am excited about this year’s National Nutrition Month® theme: ” Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day.” A few years ago, a good friend lost a massive amount of weight following a...
View ArticleEgg Nutrition and African-Inspired Tomato & Chive Frittata Recipe
My earliest memories of cooking involve me standing on a stool beside the stove and vigorously beating eggs with tomatoes and onions (scrambled eggs with onions and tomato). This was the one thing that...
View ArticleThrow Back Time: African Chicken Stew as made in Chie’s Kitchen
I thought I would open up the “You Tube” vault and share this video. I had not been on my You Tube channel in a while and watching this video brought back fond memories. I really should make more...
View Article4 Tips to a Healthier Salad
Many Africans joke that salad is “rabbit food” and yet when it comes to health,they will gladly sit down and enjoy a plateful. While salads can be wonderful and packed with vital nutrients, the...
View ArticleAsk TAPN: Does Nyama Choma (braai/BBQ/suya/chichinga) cause Cancer?
The question Nutritionist, Here in Kenya we like nyama choma. Is it true that it can cause cancer? TK (Note: Nyama choma is the Swahili name for meat cooked over a fire. Similar African foods include...
View ArticleI am printing my own money. I mean growing my own food!
IMGP0854 – vege garden (Photo credit: RaeAllen) Guerilla Gardener Ron Finely recently advised us to grow a garden because “growing your own food is like printing your own money.” He was absolutely...
View ArticleChicken Feet Nutritional Content
When TAPN asked if you had ever eaten chicken feet, quite a few people responded that they had. . They may be the lowliest part of the chicken but they are an excellent source of calcium and provide...
View ArticleAsk TAPN: Cooking without salt
Hello, Salt Shaker (Photo credit: pboyd04) My G.P just told me that I need to stop using salt when I cook. What can I use to make sure that the food still tastes good? M.T, United Kingdom Our...
View ArticleHow to Eat Healthfully
Healthy eating should never be complicated, but the huge numbers of “diets” that are available through various media suggest otherwise. Some diets suggest that if you are not eating according to your...
View ArticleSmall African Dry Fish- Small but Big on Nutrition
I recently asked TAPN’s friends on Facebook to tell me the name of these little fish in their native language. Names like matemba, kapenta, daaga,arenque, omena, yoyo and kifin miya appeared below the...
View ArticleMulberries and Blackberries.
My taste buds must have done a happy dance this last weekend. While I was at the Farmer’s Market, I saw a man selling mulberries, a fruit that is extremely rare in the USA but popular in Africa and...
View ArticleBreakfast Egg Cakes
A short while ago, I saw a picture of these “egg cakes” on an advertisement for a company that makes pork products. Instead of using bread to wrap around the egg, the company used bacon. It looked...
View ArticleAsk TAPN: What Should I Eat if I Have High Cholesterol?
The question I thought of you today because my hubby has just been told his cholesterol levels are double what they should be and I’m freaking out… Don’t know what to cook! We generally have 3 days Zim...
View ArticleI’m Cooking Madagascar Pink Rice
A few weeks ago I shared a picture of Madagascar Pink Rice that I had purchased at a local organic food store. After weeks of just gawking at how pretty it looked, I decided to cook it. I wanted to...
View ArticleAsk TAPN: What are your insights on Moringa Leaf Powder?
The Question: Ask the dietitian @africanutrition The African Pot Nutrition, any insight on moringa leaf powder? I would like to cook up some recipes, I understand it is iron rich. Could there be a...
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