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World Food Safety Day is a day set aside by the World Health Organization ( ) to raise awareness about food safety to help reduce the incidence of food borne illnesses.

You may wonder why it is necessary to know nutrients present in different foods. The reason is simple: when you know the nutrients present in various foods,you can then put them together in a way that will provide your body with all the essential nutrients for proper growth and development.

With that said,what are you having for lunch?

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Frying yam helps to retain more nutrients in it as compared to boiling it. Yam is a good source of zinc and contains other minerals. While boiling yam reduces the amount of minerals in the yam, frying it will help retain the minerals even though frying yam may increase the number of calories in the yam.

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Who doesn't love chocolate 🍫🍫?😄 But did you know the difference between milk chocolate and dark chocolate? Here they are.

Eating the right fat can help you lose weight. Avocado contains a good amount of healthy fats that have been shown to help with weight loss. Include some avocado in your diet.

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Studies have shown that ripe plantain contains a high amount of provitamin A, a nutrient that is useful for maintaining eye and skin health.

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Plant-based milk is an increasingly growing alternative to animal milk. Here is how the two compare.

Happy Saturday! Which vegetables and fruits are you buying this weekend for the upcoming week? Drop your list in the comments

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Are you thinking of going vegan/vegetarian on a Ghanaian diet? Look no further. Gari, beans and plantain (aka red red) is a plant-based food that contains most of the essential nutrients you need. You may need to control how much oil and gari you use in your red red.

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Wondering what the differences between honey and sugar are? Check this out!

Chickpeas are rich in nutrients that have the potential to slow down ageing, reduce blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels. If you haven't tried it yet, give it a shot this weekend.

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Never late to drool over waakye. What's your favorite waakye combination?

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Cholesterol is an important component of food, but regular intake of the unhealthy type could be detrimental to your heath. Here are the differences between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol.

In what unique ways do you eat okro/okra, aside making soups and stews with them? The seeds in okra are packed with linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid needed for good health.

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Which do you prefer? Baked or fried chicken? While frying chicken may impart more flavor to the chicken, baking chicken is healthier. Baked chicken involves the use of less fat and may also allow fat in the chicken to drain off, yielding a less fatty chicken.

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Dietary fiber is very important for good nutrition, but there are two types. Here they are.

Whole grain couscous is a rich source of fiber and proteins that have the ability to lower blood sugar levels. These help to reduce the risk for diabetes.

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Have a great holiday weekend and remember to have some whole fruits or fruit juices to get your fiber, vitamins and minerals for good digestion!

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Eggs are rich in a variety of beneficial nutrients. However, the nutritional value you get depends on whether you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites. Here is how the two differ.

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A high fiber, high protein breakfast promotes weight loss. The fiber makes you feel fuller for a longer time. For the protein, it is known that the body uses more energy to digest protein. Therefore, a high protein diet results in the body using a lot of energy including energy from fat stores to breakdown the protein.

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Studies have shown that heat-treatments (such as boiling) do not affect the amount of healthy fat in fish. Hence, you can enjoy your fish soup with all its protein and heart-healthy fat.

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Is it too early to wish you a Merry Christmas? 😁😁🎄🎄

While it is not compulsory to be vegetarian or vegan, there is a lot of scientific evidence to show that including more plant-based foods in your diet promotes good health. Add more plants to your diet today.

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Many people do not eat fruits because they have the perception that fruits are always expensive. One way to go around that is to buy fruits that are in season. We are in the mango season. Take advantage of that.

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Food contamination and food poisoning are two terms that are often confused. While they both have to do with food safety, they do not mean the same thing.

In a pilot study conducted in 2015, it was observed that adding spice to vegetables increased the intake of vegetables among the participants of the study. In case you don't eat vegetables because they taste bland, you may spice it up a little bit. You need the nutrients from the vegetables.

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Having salads as part of your daily diet is one sure way of getting a good amount of fibre, vitamins and minerals. To ensure that you do not consume contaminated vegetables, always wash your vegetables with salt solution or vinegar solution to kill the harmful bacteria that may be on the vegetables.

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New studies are indicating that a key contributor to one's overall well-being is the conditions and the kind of bacteria in his/her digestive system. Two important players in this are prebiotics and probiotics. Here are the differences between the two.

Do you like okro (or okra)?

Studies have shown that the mucilage (the viscous fluid) in okro binds to cholesterol and some toxins in the liver to remove them from the body.

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Apart from rice, which other grain do you often eat?

Fonio is an cereal grain that contains a higher amount of fiber and protein than rice. It is good for diabetics and those who are looking to control their calorie intake.

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