EGG PIZZA

Time prep(  10mins)

Ingredients: 1 egg, salt, pepper, seasoning( optional)

Onions, carrots, spring onions, any other veggies of your choice

DIRECTIONS

-In a bowl, break your egg and whisk till it's foamy

add salt to taste

-Chop your veggies.

-Heat your pan and add 2 tbsp of cooking oil, stir fry your veggies and add seasoning to taste.

-Cook for 2-3 minutes to avoid overcooking,

pour into a separate bowl.

-Add 1 tbsp of cooking oil till it heats a little, pour your egg add your stir-fry veggies as soon as the egg is fried.

- Spread evenly.

- Use a flat spoon to transfer the egg pizza in a plate.

Jollof Rice

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INGREDIENTS:

Chicken

1 kilo Chicken wings

1 cup Chicken stock

Produce

3-4 stalks Mint leaves

2-3 cloves Garlic

1 root Tumeric

½ size Ginger root

3-4Tomatoes big size

4 Chilli pepper/ scotch bonnet

1 tbsp Dried thyme

2 big Onions

GRAINS 3-4 cups Rice

SPICES

2 tbsp.dried crayfish

½ tbsp Curry powder

1 tbsp Dangote Salt

4-6 Seasoning cubes

1 tbsp Paprika,1 tbsp black pepper

OIL

4 tbsp. Vegetable oil

COOKING DIRECTIONS:

Preparing Chicken Stock/ Chicken

Wash your chicken properly and place in a pot.

Wash your mint leaves, ginger, garlic, turmeric, onions, add a little amount of water and blend until it is smooth.

Add 2 cubes of seasoning, 1 tbsp of Dangote salt in the mixture

Pour the mixture into the pot containing the uncooked chicken wings and cover afterwards.

Marinate by leaving

it in the fridge to cool for 30mins.

Boil the chicken for 15-20 minutes.

Drain the chicken and place in the oven tray,

Heat in the oven / microwave rather than frying till it is golden brown and allow to cool.

Preparing the Jollof rice:

Wash your rice and allow the water drain in a sieve.

Wash your onion, tomatoes, scotch bonnet and blend till it is smooth.

In a cooking pot with low heat add 2-3 tbsp of oil

Allow to heat for 1-2 minutes and add the pepper mixture for another 3 minutes

Add 1 cup of chicken stock

Add 2-4 cups of water

Add 1tbsp of black pepper

Add 2 tbsp dried crayfish

Add 2-3 cubes of Seasoning.

Be sure to taste to avoid it being too salty.

Add 1 tbsp Dangote salt to give your satisfied taste.

Allow to boil for 10 minutes.

Add the rice.

P.S reduce the heat so the jollof rice can cook well without burning.

Check your jollof rice at intervals until it is soft enough to eat.

Stir fry your finely chopped veggies and allow to cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add the stir fried veggies into the jollof rice and mix properly.

Style your jollof rice and chicken as desired with a side dish of your choice .

Spaghetti Vegetable Stir Fry

Spaghetti Vegetable Stir Fry

Happy New Month Guys

While preparing this I decided to use natural spices not the usual soy sauce and the likes.

Ginger, turmeric, garlic

Ingredients:

Golden penny Spaghettini

Chicken Breast

Cucumber

Carrots

Spring onions

Cabbage

Tomatoes

Pepper

Lettuce

Kidney beans

Green peas

Onions

Garlic

Ginger

Turmeric

Any veggies of your choice.

Seasoning cubes

Salt

Oil

Lemon

DIRECTIONS:

PASTA PREP

Add about 1-2 tbsp of oil into a large pot of boiling water

Add salt to taste.

Pour your pasta into the boiling water.

Allow it to cook for 10mins.

Then sieve.

P.S

Don't break your pasta.

VEGETABLE STIR FRY.

Chop your veggies into smaller bits.

On a skillet, add 2 tbsp of oil 

Pour your onions, garlic, turmeric, ginger chops and allow to heat for 2-3 minutes.

Add your veggies one after the other and keep stirring until the veggies are a but tender add your seasonings for taste.

CHICKEN BREAST PREPARATION

Add 1tbsp of oil in a small bowl

Add seasonings for taste

Add little quantity of salt

Add your natural spices

Mix together 

 Put the chicken breast in the mixture and allow to marinate for 30 minutes.

On a skillet add 1tbsp of oil and allow the chicken breast to fry,

Once it is brown , turn it to allow the other part get brown.

Or you can Bake at 350°C in an oven or microwave.

Your food is ready 

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Happy New Month Everyone. Welcome to the second half of the year. I don't know how the first 6 months have been for you. But be rest assured, with hope rising that this second half of the year will be your best year yet. 

#july#secondhalf#gratefulheart  #goals.

How to be consistent in maintaining your weight

The road to maintaining your weight: Cultivating long term goals

The journey to healthy eating, weight loss, weight management started for me in 2018.
Then I had gone to take my measurement months before, in preparation for my cousin's wedding.
The goal was to make sure my body won't outgrow the dresses, and I achieved it.
After the wedding, I became inconsistent with eating healthy.

In 2019 when the new year started, new resolutions, new plans were made.

I joined a Fitness group @firstfit.

Meal plans were given, but I just couldn't keep up with it, so I created a consistent way around the meal plan.

Then my body became used to it.

This time the goal wasn't for me to outgrow my dresses but to live a healthy and consistent life.

5 Tips to know when you want to maintain your weight or lose weight are:

• Never skip breakfast
• Don't Starve yourself- when you starve yourself, you lose muscles which can make your body shut down.
• Don't overeat immodestly.
• Join a Fitness group and exercise 3-5 times a week.
• Praise yourself for every kg you lose.
• Give yourself a treat once in a while.
• Don't be too hard on yourself

Finally, Less is More, Eat in modesty. Consuming too much food repeatedly can increase your chances of weight gain rather than maintaining it.

Stay tuned for the last post this week on "Eating Right".

I'd give you recipes on Healthy

snacks you can try.

Calories: The effect on our health

Have you ever thought of checking the nutritional label at the back of a cereal, drink, whenever you buy them?

You know that feeling when you finally decide to check the nutritional label of a food package after you just consumed it.

The Nutritional fact or label written at the back is very important to us before adding it to your cart at the grocery store.

It guides us in our eating habits and helps us in monitoring our calorie intake.

Calories are very fundamental to our human health, they measure the energy content of the food we take into our body system.

An average woman needs about 2,000 calories per day to maintain her weight and an average man needs about 2,500 calories per day to maintain his weight.

However, a lot of factors are considered depending on the calories we need per day.

• If we want to lose weight
• Maintain weight
• Gain weight
• Our body mass, age, height.

All these factors determine how much calories we need per day.

To lose weight it is advised that you cut down  500 -1000 calories to lose 1/2kg per week.

 Thanks to technology, there has been an easier way to track our calorie intake per day ( my fitness pal app), but we shouldn't completely rely on these calculators because they are not 100 percent accurate.

We can portion our food when we eat them.

Replacing the carbs in this plate with more stir fry vegetables, we have helped to reduce our calorie intake.

Finally when serving your food

You must follow the recommended food plating.

Resources:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.myfitnesspal.com/&ved=2ahUKEwjW6sbtqoPqAhV9AWMBHez0By0QFjAAegQICRAD&usg=AOvVaw2O1PD0WVe1gYkxOiAuVAK8

 Google,

 Introduction to Food Safety, Stanford University. 

 

Eating Right

Hello everyone,

 Happy Sunday 

May this week bring peace , joy, fulfilment, and achievement for you.

Highlight of this week.

Do you want to know the wonders of what you take in?

Join me this week as we dive into the magical effects of Healthy Eating.

TRANS FAT

TRANS FAT

They occur when vegetable oil undergoes hydrogenation which lengthens foods shelf life.

 They are chemically manipulated,

the chemical bonds are less stable so they easily flip to Trans fat rather than Cis Fat.

Trans fat is the worst of all the fats.

They mostly come from processed foods and fast food.

They are largely found in processed foods.

Processed foods are less healthy and have longer shelf life.

Trans fat raises LDL cholesterol levels and lowers HDL levels.

Too much Trans fat in your diet can increase the risk of health problems.

UNSATURATED FAT

Unsaturated fats are divided into two main types

1.Monounsaturated Fat

2.Polyunsaturated Fat. 

Polyunsaturated fats are divided into 

-omega-3 and 

-omega-6 fats. 

Each type affects your health in numerous ways.

Monounsaturated fats include;

      -peanut oil, 

      -avocados, 

      -olives, 

       -nuts.

They help in lowering type 2 diabetes and risks of heart diseases

Omega- 3 fats are found in

- fatty fish ( salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines)

- canola oil

- walnut

- flax seed

Omega- 3 fats reduce the risk of strokes, cardiovascular diseases.

Omega- 6 fats

-Corn oil

-Sunflower oil.

Omega- 6 fats increase inflammation when extensively.

In Nigeria, we tend to consume more Omega- 6 fats than Omega- 3 fats, which results in increased heart diseases.

Knowing this can help you choose carefully when next you go to the market.

Saturated Fat

Saturated Fats are solid at room temperature.

They are found in animal food such as meat, pork, dairy products, eggs, pastries. They are also found in plant foods which includes coconut oil, palm oil.

These foods should be taken in moderation due to the effects they tend to have on the hearts and arteries.

When taken in the right proportion with unsaturated fat, nuts, veggies and carbs they have healing effects in the body.

But when taken in high proportions, the human body is prone to high risks such as;

raising cholesterol levels, increase cardiovascular diseases, increase in blood pressure, clogged arteries.

However Saturated fats play an important role in appetite signaling.

Fats

FATS

There has been a lot of argument on the intake of fat in the body. This has resulted in a large consumption of "low fat" food labels which eventually has more risks of fat and sugar intake leading  to various health problems and most importantly misleading people.
The body needs fat, when taken in the appropriate way has a lot of health benefits such as;
- Brain health
- Prevention of diseases
- Rapid weight loss
- Immunity Boost.

Fats have been broken down into three parts (unsaturated , Saturated and Trans fat)  for us to know the good fat and the bad fat, as well as the right way to take it.
See you tomorrow 🥰🥰

Before You Take It In

Happy New Month everyone.
This month we would be talking about
What we should know before taking in the food we eat, or what should be in our subconscious when eating certain foods.
 Most times we take in food without knowing the repercussion of what we consume.
Before eating food we need to know why we want to take it down our body systems.
Some people have different reasons why they eat certain foods
to kill hunger,
To maintain a healthy lifestyle,
And because the food is tasty.
Join me as I inform you on what you should know before taking it in.
See you soon.

Healthy Spiced Chicken Breast (Children's Day)

Spiced Chicken Breast.
This is the most healthy part of a chicken and when served as a side dish, it makes the food more appealing to a child.
The link to watch the video
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnpdeHgWFA/?igshid=10wkgrbcp36cp

EGG SANDWICHES (Children's Day)

EGG SANDWICHES

These egg sandwiches can be taken as breakfast rather than usual egg and bread.
I have simplified the recipe in the video. Check the link for more details

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnpdeHgWFA/?igshid=10wkgrbcp36cp

Watermelon Pizza

 I have heard a lot of mums saying my child doesn't like fruits.
Watermelon pizza is another trick you can try for your choosy kid.

It's that time of the year again to celebrate our children. This time it is more special because they have more time at home.
I have put up few recipes that children will love this season, starting from today.
You can check my Instagram account @shows_delight for the video

Oat Pancakes

Hello guys, I trust your weekend is going well.
 I tried making Oat pancakes instead of using the regular refined flour.

Oat Pancakes
- Grind 2-3 cups of Quick oats to get your Oat flour
-Pour 1½ cup of Oat flour into a mixing bowl
- ½ tsp nutmeg powder
- ½ cup sugar( for weight loss management use 2-3 tbsp of honey as a sweetener)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup of liquid milk
- 2 eggs
You can add pepper, onions if you want to

-Mix evenly until it forms a paste without lumps.
-Pour ½ tbsp of oil into your skillet(nonstick pan)
-Use a deep spoon or ice cream spoon to scoop the pancake mixture on your skillet.
-Use a flat spoon to flip the other side until it's brown.
Stack the pancakes together
Pour honey on the top of the pancake till it drips down the plate
Your pancakes are ready to be served.
 You can add fruits by the side( grapes, strawberries)

Samosa with Tortilla wraps

Samosa Filling
- minced meat( marinated)
- chopped onions, spring onions, tomato, pepper
- spices( ginger, garlic, turmeric, rosemary, black pepper, salt to taste)
- mashed potatoes
Stir fry the onions, add the minced meat, keep stirring till it cooks,
- Add the veggies and spices
- Add the mashed potatoes
- keep stirring for about 2-3 minutes
- pour in a bowl to cool
Tortilla bread:
Divide the circular bread into 4 quadrants.
Take each quadrant and wet it with water.
- Form a cone shape and stuff your filling in the cone
- seal with whisked egg
- repeat for all the quadrants.
- put in an air-tight bowl
- refrigerate for 2-4 hours
- dip fry until golden brown

Oats have lots of fiber and are great for weight loss.
Ingredients
- Rolled Oats
- Granola
- Hazelnut spread
- Honey
- Vanilla extract
- Food color
- Nutmeg
- Eggs

Procedure:
- Grind 1-3 cups of rolled oats in a grinder
- Pour in a round bowl
- Add ½ tsp of nutmeg
- 2 tbsp of Honey
- 2 tbsp of Stevia
- 2 tbsp of peanut oil
- ¼ cup of water
- 2 egg whites
- ½ tsp of food color
- ½ tsp baking powder

1 scoop of milk
Mix well together,
Oil the baking tin.
And pour the mixture in the tin.
Bake at 5-10mins at 350 degrees.
Use a toothpick to check if it is ready.

Once it is ready, allow cooling
Rub the top of the cake with hazelnut spread, sprinkle granola on the cake.
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SNAIL and PLANTAIN KEBAB
Snails are very nutritious, they help in
 maintaining normal blood pressure, strengthening bones, and also help in keeping regular heartbeats.
INGREDIENTS
- Snails
- Kebab sticks
- Onions, Red bell pepper
-red pepper
-Black pepper, ginger, garlic, spices
- seasoning
- Peanut oil
- plantain

Procedure:
-Boil the snails alive for 10-15 minutes with low heat.
-Drain the boiled snails and cool with room temperature water
-Remove the snails from the shell by shaking the shells, separate the fleshy part by cutting with a knife.
-Use Alum to remove the snail slime
-Marinate the snails and keep in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
-Slice your onions, paper, garlic, ginger
- Pour 2 tbsp of peanut oil in your skillet and stir fry the sliced veggies for 5 minutes, add your spices, black pepper and pour in a bowl to cool
- Fry the marinated snails, then fry the plantain of afterward- Allow the fried snails and plantain to cool.
- Be creative with your stir-fried veggies, plantain as you set them on the kebab sticks.