Many Africans joke that salad is “rabbit food” and yet when it comes to health,they will gladly sit down and enjoy a plateful.  While salads can be wonderful and packed with vital nutrients, the ingredients you add to them may cause some unintended weight gain. The more cheese, dressing, bacon, nuts and other high fat toppings […]

When author and fellow dietitian David Grotto named Liver as one of the best things you can eat for 2013, I was thrilled. Finally, I thought to myself, the world is going to eat more liver. As a child,beef liver was on our menu quite often and my father would make it as part of […]

My friend Nikki recently posted this picture on Facebook with the comment, “I want to be a vegetarian.” I laughed hard and responded that would be possible if all those bones were remnants of a tofu rib. Coincidentally, a few weeks prior to Nikki posting this picture, I had asked subscribers to our Faceboook page if they were […]

Until recently, research regarding the nutritional content of African foods has been scarce or at best out dated. However, in recent years the research has expanded with organizations and institutions such as the Harvard School of Public Health, United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization and Biodiversity International exploring the food of the continent and publishing […]

Plantain is a fruit that is enjoyed in many parts of Africa, the Carribean and Asia. In Africa, it is commonly enjoyed deep fried or boiled. Both of these cooking methods however may be detrimentral to the overall nutritional content of the fruit. Frying creates a beautifully golden brown product but adds unnecessary calories negating the […]

Next time you have a craving for fast food….try a carrot. It doesn’t get any faster than that!

 A stunning visual to remind you just how much sugar a single bottle of coca cola. Would you eat 9 teaspoons of sugar? Then why would you drink them? Rethink your drink! Choose water, tea and unsweetened beverages. If you must have a soft drink/soda, Diet sodas may be the solution but be careful, studies suggest the sweetness […]

The Recommendation: Make 1/2 your plfruits and vegetables One of the most noticeable side effects of the nutrition transition has been the rapid decline of our fruit and vegetable intakes.  Despite the over abundance of a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, we fall far short of the World Health Organization’s recommendation to consume at […]

Packed with flavor and just delicious. This Senegelese dish is fairly simple to prepare and yet loaded with flavor. Many  recipes call for the use of dijon mustard and lemons for the marinade. I like my dish tangy and so I use both lemon and lime juices, yellow mustard in addition to the dijon and vinegar […]