Healthy eating after stroke

Stroke is a common diseases in Nigeria as of today, and Eating well after a stroke is key to recovery. Choosing healthy foods can help control blood pressure, body weight, reduce a person’s risk of having another stroke, and may help with the demands of stroke therapy and other daily activities.



Preventing another stroke and staying healthy can be achieved when you take appropriate steps to control your weight and blood pressure. Making healthy food choices is a major step in the right direction, and you can enhance the impact diet plays in your risk by meeting with a registered dietitian. A dietitian can teach you how to prepare and plan meals to enhance your health.
There are few tips of what to eat aftermath!

Grains: (rice bran, wheat and soya beans) and drink a lot of purified water.
Vegetables: Choose often nutrient-rich dark green and orange vegetables and remember to regularly eat dried beans and peas.
Fruits: Eat a variety of fresh, frozen or dried fruits each day.
Dairy: Choose low-fat or fat-free dairy foods, or a variety of non-dairy calcium-rich foods each day.
Protein: Choose low-fat or lean meats, poultry; and remember to vary your choices with more beans, peas, nuts, seeds and fish sources. In terms of fats, make most of your fat sources from fish, nuts and vegetable oils. Limit fat sources from butter.

Ijebu People where una dey?

Okay i like trying new food all the time at least ones in a week and i thought of "IKOKORE" Hmm, and i start to wonder where can i get my recipes ? as an ijebu girl "IKOKORE" is our number one food after "garri" since am living far from home, but where can i get water yam? (anyway i will find out) for those that don't know what "IKOKORE" is,  Ikokore is a native meal for the Ijebus of Nigeria, I can tell you for free that this is a very delicious meal, when you visit an Ijebu, you can be sure to be entertained with this.

It might look disgusting but i can tell, you will always ask for more, but incase you are wondering what made up this?

Ingredients are:

Water yam

Blended fresh Sombo (long red pepper)

Dried Shawa fish (for  those abroad you can get a smoked can fish)

Ponmo

Shaki

Dried prawns

Seasoning

Salt

Palm oil

Water

So back to my question, do anyone have the idea of where i can get water yam? i Live in Finland !!!

Eating Healthy breakfast ?

An higher percentage of Nigerians don't eat healthy breakfast, which bring us to this topic, Nigeria is blessed with various types of fruits every season, which is affordable and cheap. Every parent should make this an habit for themselves and  our kids on our to eat healthy, you don't have to be rich before you achieve that,




There are lots of fruits that keeps us healthy and fresh, there are few examples below

Some fruits require extensive preparation, such as peeling and cutting, but if you're trying to grab something quick to eat during the commute to school or work, you don't want to bother with that. Apples and pears are convenient because you can eat the peel and you don't have to cut them. Grapes are also a breeze to eat for breakfast. Though you have to peel a banana, it's easy to do, so this is another convenient choice.All this fruits doesn't cost much, you can even get them by the roadside

Want something different from "Asun" (grilled goat meat )?

I have experience lots of small get together in Lagos and all i see is drinks or "Asun" (grilled meat )  or "jollof rice" there is a way we can make different types , here is my new recipes for a grilled chicken i call it "simple Jerk chicken"  its easy and taste good!

It takes exactly 1 Hr 5 minute  to prepare to eat  for a group of people , the ingredient are ;

brown sugar, soy sauce, thyme ,red pepper (ata gungun),chicken piece salad dressing mix.

 Direction -Mix all ingredients except chicken in bowl.Pour over chicken.cover and marinate 1 hour or over night in fridge.then it ready for grill!