FOOD NEWS

     NESTLE NUTRITION INSTITUTE AFRICA AND NUTRITION SOCIETY OF NIGERIA ORGANISES ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING!

            NIGERIA HAS BEEN RATED AMONG TWENTY NATIONS OF THE WORLD THAT CONTRIBUTE TO EIGHTY PERCENT OF CHILD MORTALITY.

            THIS IS ACORDING TO THE ERSTWHILE PRESIDENT OF NUTRITION SOCIETY OF NIGERIA, PROFESSOR IGNATIUS ONIMAWO.

HE MADE THE ASSERTION ON WEDNESDAY 28TH MAY 2014 AT A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY NESTLE NUTRITION INSTITUTE AFRICA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NUTRITION SOCIETY OF NIGERIA, HELD AT THE JEVINIK RESTAURANT ISAAC JOHN STREET GRA IKEJA .

     ONIMAWO REVEALED THAT SEVENTY PERCENT OF A CHILD BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IS FORMED IN THE WOMB WHILE THE REMAINING THIRTY PERCENT IS COMPLETED WHEN THE CHILD IS BORN.

 HE THEREFORE CALLED FOR A CUT DOWN ON CHILD MORTALITY RATE BY ENSURING ADEQUATE COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING FOR CHILDREN, FULL OF THE RIGHT NUTRIENTS LIKE PROTEINS, VITAMINS, CARBOHYDRATES AND OTHERS, FROM SIX MONTHS ARE STRICTLY ADHERED TO.

ONIMAWO WHO STRESSED THAT THE NUTRITION REQUIREMENT OF A GROWING CHILD ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT OF AN ADULT POSITED THAT A LOT OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND THE RIGHT NUTRIENTS SHOULD BE ADDED TO A PREGNANT WOMAN’S FOOD..

THIS WAY THE PROFESSOR BELIEVES CHILD MORTALITY RATE WILL BE CURTAILED.

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LAGOS COMMISSIONER URGES PARENTS,YOUTH TO EMBRACE AGRICULTURE

     

      The Commissioner for Rural Development, Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, says parents and the government must collaborate to encourage youths to embrace agriculture so as to end the unemployment problem and bring back agro-economy in the country.

     Ojelabi said this on Thursday in Ikeja while recounting the achievement of his ministry in the last one year.

      The commissioner, who said the government was already doing what it could to revive agriculture, added that farmlands had been established at Idoluwo-Ile in Otto Awori, Epe and other rural communities.

     He said, “Our ministry took steps to promote cassava cultivation in rural areas, including Idoluwo- Ile. The aim was to promote and empower rural youths in profitable farming and processing. We also established preservation and processing facility to preserve fish in Epe.

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       HUNDRED NIGER -DELTA YOUTHS TO RECEIVE AGRIC TRAINNING IN ISREAL
       100 youths selected from the Niger Delta Area in Nigeria are to depart for Israel on training in  agriculture.
     The programme is part of  series of skill acquisition programmes being organised by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.
     At a pre-departure briefing for the Youths, on Wednesday in Abuja, the Supervising Minister Arch. 
     Darius Ishaku, told the trainees that the Programme was one of the several initiatives being executed by the Ministry to address youth restiveness in the region.
     Ishaku said that the trainees were  selected from the  nine states in the Niger Delta.
     The Minister said the scheme was meant to encourage youths to engage in meaningful economic activities that would provide decent and sustainable sources of income and subsequently advance the overall socio- economic well being of the region.
     Ishaku further stated that the training would  hold at the ISAC Agriculture Centre Galilee, Israel.

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 DIETICIAN STRESSES ON NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND HEALTH BENEFIT OF BANANA
 


A dietician at the Garki Hospital, Abuja, Miss Yemisi Olowookere has described the consumption of banana as very ideal for the maintenance of normal blood pressure and heart function.
 
Olowookere told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday 20th May 2014, that bananas were the best source of potassium, an essential mineral for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function.

According to her, a medium sized banana provides 350g of potassium which helps the body to maintain normal fluid and electrolyte balances in the cells.
 
She remarked that ''Bananas help restore normal bowel activity, rich in non digestible fibres, help with constipation and diarrhoea and normalise the colon's function to absorb large amounts of water for regular bowel movements.

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BBC REPORT SAYS MEDITERRANEAN DIET IS   IDEAL FOR THE BODY

    The combination of olive oil and leafy salad or vegetables is what gives the Mediterranean diet its healthy edge, say scientists.

     When these two food groups come together they form nitro fatty acids which lower blood pressure, they told PNAS journal.
     The unsaturated fat in olive oil joins forces with the nitrite in the vegetables, the study of mice suggests. 
 
     Nuts and avocados along with vegetables should work too, they say.
 

Inspired by traditional cuisine of countries such as Greece, Spain and Italy, the Mediterranean diet has long been associated with good health and fit the hearts.

 Typically, it consists of an abundance of vegetables, fresh fruit, wholegrain cereals, olive oil and nuts, as well as poultry and fish, rather than lots of red meat and butter or animal fats. 
 
While each component of the Mediterranean diet has obvious nutritional benefits, researchers have been puzzled about what precisely makes the diet as a whole so healthy.
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          Hello great people, the rain are coming in droves especially here in Lagos. Its a very wet evening, so try any of these pepper delicacy to spice your night.....

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                         YAM OR PLANTAIN MEAT PEPPER SOUP... SPICY
                


OR DO YOU PREFER THE CAT FISH PEPPER SOUP? ...the choice is yours!





  

 

WAOH, ... check out these shaki, bokototo,and others..... just make it spicy!

 



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 Good day every one, I welcome you to another beautiful week of  greatness!

I came accross this food news for your delight, please read and take note ... and even share with others. God bless you!

Internet report opines that food should be regulated like tobacco!

 

      The food industry should be regulated like the tobacco industry as obesity poses a greater global health risk than cigarettes, say international groups. 

      This is according to a BBC health news report.

      According to the report, Consumers International and the World Obesity Federation are calling for the adoption of more stringent rules. 






                

...taking these fruits and veggies would definitely help to curb obesity...    

 These could include pictures on food packaging of damage caused by obesity, similar to those on cigarette packets.
      The Food and Drink Federation said the food industry was working to make healthy options for consumers.
 

     The two organisations - CI and WOF - said governments around the world should impose compulsory rules for the food and drink industry.

     They said global deaths due to obesity and being overweight rose from 2.6 million in 2005 to 3.4 million in 2010.
     The new rules could include reducing the levels of salt, saturated fat and sugar in food, improving food served in hospitals and schools, imposing stricter advertising controls, and educating the public about healthy eating.
     Artificial trans-fats should be removed from all food and drink products within five years, said the recommendations.
     Advertising to children, during television programmes such as the X-Factor, must be restricted, said the organisations.
  

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 Borno sponsors 50 students to India on irrigation agriculture!
 
 ... Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima
      The Borno Government on Sunday May 18 2014 revealed that it has sponsored 50 students to India on irrigation agriculture.
     This is according to a statement by Malam Isa Gusau, Special Adviser to Governor Kashim Shettima, in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
 
    ...irrigation agriculture!
     He stated that it was part of the state government’s approaches to fight the menace of insurgents.
     The statement stated that the students left Nigeria for India on Saturday on board an Ethiopian airline in Abuja.
 
      It stated that Gov. Kashim Shettima addressed them at Ogbeh farms in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.
      Shettima said the beneficiaries were selected across the 27 local government areas of the state for even spread.
 
...another example of irrigation farming!   
     He said that the trainees were to undergo a three-week train-the-trainers course on irrigation equipment installation, effective utilisation and maintenance.

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TODAY'S MENU

EKPANKUKO, OTO OR IKOKORE

HMMMN.... SO RELISHING.

GOOD DAY EVERYONE.
 ITS GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU LOVE THIS MEAL.
ITS CALLED EKPANKUKO IN EFIK... THAT IS PARTS OF AKWAIBOM AND CROSS RIVER STATES!
ITS KNOWN AS OTO IN ABIRIBA ABIA STATE
AND THE IJEBUS IN OGUN STATE CALL THIS MEAL IKOKORE.

WHY? YOU MAY ASK!
THIS IS BECAUSE WATER YAM, FISH, CRAYFISH, PALM OIL ARE THE MAIN INGREDIENTS THAT MAKE THIS MEAL .........HMMMN.
ALL YOU NEED DO IS SLICE THE WATER YAM AND GRATE INTO A PUREE, THE REST IS SIMPLE...

KEEP IN TOUCH I LL TELL YOU MORE.
HAVE A HEALTHY AND FUN - FILLED WEEKEND

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