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Food nutrients have a great influence on the immune system. In this post, you will discover the immune-boosting nutrients and some foods that have antiviral properties.

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Who doesn't love chocolate 🍫🍫?😄 But did you know the difference between milk chocolate and dark chocolate? Here they are.

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Studies have shown that ripe plantain contains a high amount of provitamin A, a nutrient that is useful for maintaining eye and skin health.

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Plant-based milk is an increasingly growing alternative to animal milk. Here is how the two compare.

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Happy Saturday! Which vegetables and fruits are you buying this weekend for the upcoming week? Reply with your list

📸: @amaboadiwaa_gh

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NB: You may need to control how much oil and gari you use in your red red.

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Are you thinking of going vegan/vegetarian on a Ghanaian diet? Look no further. Gari, beans and plantain (aka red red) is a plant-based food that contains most of the essential nutrients you need.

📸: @veghanaian

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Wondering what the differences between honey and sugar are? Check this out!

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Chickpeas are rich in nutrients that have the potential to slow down ageing, reduce blood pressure and lower blood cholesterol levels. If you haven't tried it yet, give it a shot this weekend.

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Never late to drool over waakye. What's your favorite waakye combination?

📸: @seemychow

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Cholesterol is an important component of food, but regular intake of the unhealthy type could be detrimental to your heath. Here are the differences between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol.

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In what unique ways do you eat okro/okra, aside making soups and stews with them? The seeds in okra are packed with linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid needed for good health.

📸: @therosienutritionist

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Which do you prefer? Baked or fried chicken? While frying chicken may impart more flavor to the chicken, baking chicken is healthier. Baked chicken involves the use of less fat and may also allow fat in the chicken to drain off, yielding a less fatty chicken.

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Dietary fiber is very important for good nutrition, but there are two types. Here they are.

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Whole grain couscous is a rich source of fiber and proteins that have the ability to lower blood sugar levels. These help to reduce the risk for diabetes.

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Have a great holiday weekend and remember to have some whole fruits or fruit juices to get your fiber, vitamins and minerals for good digestion!

📸: @amaboadiwaa_gh

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Eggs are rich in a variety of beneficial nutrients. However, the nutritional value you get depends on whether you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites. Here is how the two differ.

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Therefore, a high protein diet results in the body using a lot of energy including energy from fat stores to breakdown the protein.

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A high fiber, high protein breakfast promotes weight loss. The fiber makes you feel fuller for a longer time. For the protein, it is known that the body uses more energy to digest protein.

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Is it too early to wish you a Merry Christmas? 😁😁🎄🎄

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