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How To Spot & Manage Food Allergies
Each time we eat, our bodies obtain their nutrients from food. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is responsible for removing these nutrients from food and allowing the body to absorb them. However, certain meals can occasionally harm the body and the GI tract. This occurrence is referred to as food hypersensitivity and is an adverse reaction […]
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The Top 6 Nigerian Soup & Swallow Pairings
There’s nothing more Nigerian than soup and swallow. We daresay that 9 out of 10 Nigerians eat swallow at least twice a week. If you don’t, then you might need Ancestry.com to check your DNA. Luckily for us, the country has a lot of diverse soups and swallows that can be paired numerously. Most swallows […]
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6 Nigerian Meals That Are Rich In Vitamin A
As Nigerians, we tend to ignore the usefulness of vitamins in our meals and instead focus on meals that give instant energy. Unfortunately, these foods contain a lot more carbohydrates than vitamins. This shouldn’t be the case as vitamins play a vital role in our overall health and wellbeing. They affect our skin, bones, organs, […]
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6 Nigerian Meals That Are Rich In Fibre
Fibre is an often overlooked part of food that is necessary for our well-being. As Nigerians, we tend to focus on the carbohydrate, protein, and fat content of food while ignoring the fibre content. Fibre is mostly found in plants; fruits and vegetables and is very beneficial to the body as it aids digestion, bowel […]
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The Pescatarian’s Guide To Eden Life Meals
If you love fish and would pick it over meat in your food, then you can consider yourself a pescatarian. A pescatarian is a person who prefers fish or seafood to meat. The term is mostly used to describe vegetarians who eat fish as a replacement for meat but it is also all-encompassing. If you […]
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How to Understand and Use Food Labels
Have you ever picked up a breakfast cereal pack to read its content out of boredom and you see a bunch of random numbers in percentages or grams and words like ‘saturated fat’, ‘daily values’ etc, and you’re confused about what they even mean? Well, these words and figures make up what we call a […]
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5 Spices That Boost Can Boost Your Happiness
Pssst. I’m about to let you in on a well-guarded secret, promise to tell as many people as possible. Have you ever wondered why some people get so happy and excited after eating? Most people would say it’s because they were hungry and have eaten but is it truly that? Maybe yes, but recent research […]
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The Struggle of Ordering Food in Lagos: 7 People Share Their Experience
As a young person in Lagos, buying food online is a service that is greatly appreciated. Instead of going out in the sun and facing traffic just to buy lunch, you can now get your food delivered to your doorstep. The process and technology behind food delivery have greatly improved but a lot of people […]
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5 Nigerians Talk About Their Biggest Cooking Disasters
Cooking is a stressful task. It takes a lot of effort and plenty of time. Most people would describe it as a high effort, low reward task and just like any other activity, some people are great at it while others are really terrible. But even those who aren’t so great at it try their […]
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Eden’s Guide To Eating Healthy
As a Nigerian, you’ve probably eaten rice, bread or spaghetti in the last 7 days, true or true? There’s no need to be shy, it’s not exactly your fault. We have a short list of staple foods which we rotate in our diet weekly. Most of these foods are starchy foods that are high in […]