FOUR WAYS TO COOK HEALTHIER

  Cooking is something done on a regular basis, it is a routine done in the home, restaurants, and other places where people go to eat. As much as cooking is important, it is also necessary that people who cook regularly ensure they cook for the benefit of good health as well as those who consume.Whether you cook for your family, or for the public, do everything possible to cook healthy as healthy cooking is good cooking. Think health, think wealth, cook healthy and eat healthy.  Always remember that healthy eating is smart eating.

        Here are some simple tricks on how to cook healthy;

Use red palm oil

   Palm tree is a tree whose fruit and seeds yield oil. Palm oil is mostly found in the eastern part of Nigeria, it is very common, and women from this part engage mainly in the processing of palm oil as a form of occupation. Palm oil is a healthy and natural oil used for cooking. Palm oil has been tested and trusted, you cannot get a bad meal from cooking with palm oil. It is better to cook with palm oil. Whenever you want to have a natural and healthy meal, use red palm oil for your tasty meal(avoid bleaching in order to retain its natural nutrient.      

 Choose unpolished grains such as Ofada Rice 

 

  Ofada rice is also known as brown rice; it is local Nigerian unpolished rice which is short, robust and mostly planted in Ogun state and also somewhere in the southeastern part of the country. It has about twice the fiber content of the regular white rice. It is better to pick completely unrefined grains over refined ones. The unpolished rice has lots more fiber, Vitamin B, zinc and other essential nutrients.  Unrefined grains generally have more nutrients and are a lot healthier than the refined and polished grains. They can also be more expensive than the refined ones. However, it is better to go for nutrient rather than quantity.

                                                              

 

Cut down on the meat

  We are a meat-loving nation, but just a little less in your pan will do you a lot of
good. Although meat is a source of protein, it also contains saturated fats.
Instead, opt for lean meat, poultry and fish, and complement with whole grains
and lots of vegetables.

                               

 

                              

Watch out for salt
   Even if you do not have high blood pressure, it's still important to watch your sodium intake. The recommended amount of salt for an adult is about 1 teaspoon a day or a bit less, if you are a super savvy healthy cook

       By Constance Clement.