Promise Olohirenuan Festus

Preventive Nutrition | Data Privacy Ambassador @NDPC_Nigeria | UN SDG Advocate

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

healthy fats, and flavour. So the sausage becomes more "extra" than essential.
Moderation matters more than perfection. Small swaps add up.
Eat Safe. Stay Safe.
What are you removing?

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

If I had to pick, I'd let the sausages go.
Not because it's forbidden, just that processed meats like sausage are easy to eat too often without noticing, and they don't bring much nutrition-wise compared to the rest of the plate.
The fish is already covering your protein,

[AMARA @Amy_beke]

You can only remove one thing from here

What are you removing??

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

@Amy_beke Removing the sausages, no hesitation. They're processed meat, high in sodium and preservatives, and you've already got fish on that plate giving you clean protein. Keep the fish, lose the sausage, win either way.

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

no 10am crash, no mid-morning cravings.
What you eat first sets the tone for your whole day.
Eat Safe. Stay Safe

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

An ideal breakfast isn't about skipping or overeating, it's about balance.
• Protein (eggs, beans, fish, moimoi)
•Fibre (oats, fruit, veg)
• Healthy fat (groundnuts, avocado)
This combo keeps your blood sugar steady, so you stay full and focused,

[buzor 🌴 @buzormemes]

in your opinion, what’s an idea meal for breakfast?

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

@buzormemes Fast

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

@buzormemes An ideal breakfast has 3 things: protein, fibre, and healthy fat. Think eggs+akara/moimoi, oats with groundnuts and fruit, or beans and plantain. That combo keeps blood sugar steady so you're not starving by 10am. Skip the white bread+sugary tea combo, it spikes then crashes you

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

so you cruise on stored energy instead.
The fix isn't skipping meals, it's balancing them. Add protein (eggs, fish) and fibre (oats, fruit, veg) to breakfast and you'll stay full for longer, without the energy crash.
Eat Safe. Stay Safe.

What's usually on your breakfast plate?

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

The science behind this: refined carbs (white bread, sugary cereal, tea with lots of sugar) spike your blood sugar fast, your body releases insulin to bring it down, and that crash is what triggers hunger again within hours.
When you skip breakfast, there's no spike to crash from

[feyisayo 💸 @feyiszn]

Why’s it that when I eat breakfast, I get hungry again within 2 hours, but if I skip it, I can go almost the entire day without cravings?

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

@feyiszn It's likely what's in the breakfast a meal heavy in refined carbs (bread, sugary tea, cereal) spikes blood sugar fast then crashes it, hence the hunger 2hrs later. Skipping it,your body just runs steady on reserves.Try adding protein + fibre to breakfast and watch the difference

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

Stress destroys more than your peaceit destroys your metabolism, weakens your immunity, and ages your skin faster than time itself.
Eat well. Manage your emotions. Protect your health.

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

You've been angry since morning.
Your BP is climbing.
Your cortisol is through the roof.
And you wonder why your body is failing?

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

Nobody warns you that the food making you "full" is not the same as the food making you "nourished."
You can eat all day and still be starving your body.

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

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[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

Nobody told you that soft drinks destroy your liver the same way alcohol does. You have never touched alcohol. But you drink Coke every day. Your liver cannot tell the difference.

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

The next time you reach for a soft drink remember your liver is about to do the same work it does when someone drinks alcohol. How much work do you want to give it today?

[Promise Olohirenuan Festus @PromiseOFestus]

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is rising fast in Nigeria.
The patients have never touched alcohol.
They just drank soft drinks daily.
Fried with cheap oil.
Ate processed food.
We have been warned.