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Why You Should Include Small Dry Fish In Your Diet
When I asked my friends on Facebook to name these little fish in their native language, the answers came pouring. Matemba, Kapenta, Daaga, Arenque, Omena, Yoyo and Kifin Miya appeared below the post....
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African Health & Heritage Week: Sukuma Wiki (Collard Greens)
We are celebrating African Health and Heritage Week (February 1-7) this week. Part of our African heritage takes pride in our ability to grow our own food, making the concept of “eating local” really...
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Sorghum- A Nutrition Packed African Grain!
I have a love affair with sorghum. Perhaps it is the color, perhaps it is the texture or perhaps it is simply because when I was a little girl I used to make believe that my sorghum porridge was...
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Brown Rice with Peanut Butter
Wondering what to do with the left over brown rice in your refrigerator? Try this traditional Zimbabwean recipe and you might find yourself making more brown rice than you need just because you want...
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Food Fun Friday-5 Food blogs to blow your mind (pot) away!
Cordialis Chipo:Check out this great article by “The Sepia Dahlia”….yes, TAPN is” one food blog to blow your mind away”…..Yeah! Follow The Sepia Dahlia and watch her speech on her “About” page. The...
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In Chie’s Kitchen: Nhopi and The Nutrition of Pumpkin
Nhopi- (Mashed Pumpkin with Peanut Butter) Throughout Africa pumpkins are enjoyed in a variety of ways but one of my favorite is in a traditional Zimbabwean dish known as Nhopi- mashed pumpkin with...
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10 African Dishes for 2014
Last year, I asked my friends on Facebook to help me compile a list of 10 African dishes a newcomer to African food can try in 2014. Here is a compilation of their recommendations and the recipes from...
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30 Days A Vegan (with @africadietitian)
One of my favorite pass times is watching documentaries. From social to environmental and health issues, I find such great fulfillment in curling up on the sofa and immersing myself in a good...
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Article: Meal Planning For the Busy Mom
I recently became a writer for Radiant Health Magazine, “Nigeria’s Leading Health Magazine.” It is an exciting venture with numerous health articles for Nigerian (and indeed African) women. Here is a...
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Palm Oil: Friend or Foe?
Palm oil is a popular ingredient in many parts of Africa. Is it healthy? Is it good for you? Should you eat it? Find out my thoughts as written in Radiant Health Magazine....
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10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Health
Good Health! We all want it but how do we get it? While there is no cookie cutter method to getting healthier, there are some things you can do to get a step closer to excellent health. Find out more...
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“30 Days A Vegan!” Can Africans Can Be Vegetarian?
“30 Days A Vegan.”What a fun way to eat in color! I think I struck a nerve. I had never had so much opinion on my dietary choices until I announced that my husband and I were embarking on a “30 Days...
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Article: Seasoning Cubes and Powders: Less Salt Please!
At age 9, my mother taught me how to cook. She got me a little step stool so that I could reach the stove top, showed me how to make a few dishes and a few months later I was literally making dinner...
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18 African Vegan Protein Choices: 30 Days A Vegan!
Despite my silence, my husband and I are in the third week of our “30 Days A Vegan” challenge and I must admit, I am loving the lifestyle. When I started I worried about variety and feared that I...
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Soya Chunks in Peri Peri Sauce
My friend Freedes from My Burnt Orange went Vegan for Lent. Through our conversations on Twitter (follow us @africadietitian and @vegan_african), she informed me that her favorite dish during this time...
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The end of “30 Days A Vegan.”
Today marked the official end of the “30 Days A Vegan Challenge” and I must admit that time flew fast. I did not get to make all the dishes I intended to make, did not blog as much as I had hoped to...
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Becoming an African Vegetarian? Here’s What You Should Know
Mishikaki ya Tofu (Tofu Kabob) Hello TAPN friends! It has been a while! It is the middle of summer in my neck of the woods and with that comes the long hot days, summer vacation, swimming, playing...
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Hibiscus: The African Tea with Health Benefits
Are you a Hibiscus lover? Did you know that besides being a favorite beverage in many African countries, this beloved plant, turned beverage is loaded with nutrients and can actually help control your...
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Why peel cowpeas (beans) in African Cooking?
There is a tradition that cowpeas/beans are peeled in the cuisine of Africa and it’s diaspora. Whether it is Moin Moin from Nigeria, Akara from Ghana 0r Beignets de Niebé from Mali, cooks all over the...
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When it comes to breast cancer, early detection is key!
Every October the world celebrates “Breast Cancer Awareness” to help reduce the death rates related to one of the most common female cancers in the world. The statistics regarding survival rates in...
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