Studies have shown that carbohydrates lead to 2-3 times more weight loss than low-fat diets. Eba, akpu, Fufu and all our really heavy foods are too starchy and full of carbs, it just adds more to your belly fat. … The best way to get more fiber is to eat a lot of plant foods like vegetables and fruit
i searched for santana eats.com.ng food facts and lol not one single information on the santan i was looking for
imagine that google thinks our santana eats.com.ng is a human being
advert try www.goggle.com.ng for better nigerian search
Nigerians know santana eats.com.ng for 2 things
1.The Volkswagen santana eats.com.ng – well nigerians born in the 70s 80s
2.The santana eats.com.ng Swallow aka akpu fufu
dropsantana eats.com.ng
santana eats.com.ng
Garri and fufu are the most popular and local foods eaten by Nigerians. They are like the escorts that accompany numerous delicious soups into our body. It’s important to know their health benefits and risks, so we can be able to determine which is better for our body and why. There are other varieties like semo, wheat etc, but Garri and fufu are the cheapest and commonest. That’s why today we’ll find out between Garri and fufu – which is more healthy?
I will evaluate each of them separately based on their health benefits, nutritional value and health risks, then give my verdict. Let’s go!
First of all, what is the difference between Garri and Fufu? Cassava is used in the production of the both of them. Fufu or Akpu is white and it is prepared from cassava after allowing for fermentation and later boiled for eating with soup. While Garri is prepared after soaking and fermentation, after which it is grinded, fried and dried for storage purposes.
Garri
If they asked me to describe Garri in one word, I’ll proudly say ‘Lifesaver’. Because it has saved lives. Garri is the most popular foodstuff in the whole of West Africa. It is eaten by almost every Nigerian (especially the single boys and girls). It can be eaten anyhow and anytime.
Garri is a fine or coarse flour of different texture made from cassava tubers. When prepared with boiled water it is called Eba. Eba is a very healthy Nigerian swallow food.
And the best soup that goes with Garri is ewedu or ogbono soup.
READ Top 6 Vegetables Which Boosts Your Muscle and Strength Fast
The nutritional value and health benefits of Garri are:
∆ It is rich in starch.
∆ It also has very high fiber content
∆ Garri is good on its own but it should be eaten with soup to give a balanced diet since it is mostly an energy giving food.
Yellow Garri has more nutrients than white Garri, because it is fried with palm oil.
Health Risks
Diabetes sufferers should not take garri too since it has a lot of sugar. or rather just reduce the quantity of garri you are eating.
What is the Glycemic index of garri? Garri has a glycemic index of 82. Hence, it will cause rise in blood sugar level.
It is also known to cause eye defects because of its high cyanide content.
Now let’s move in to fufu.
Fufu
If there’s one word I’ll use to describe Garri it will be ‘Energy’. Because it needs energy to be swallowed and also gives energy too.
Fufu is a staple Nigerian food, it can be eaten with any soup, (that has a lot if assorted meat). However it takes many hours of strenuous work to prepare.
The nutritional value and health benefits of fufu are:
1. It is also very rich in carbohydrates and can supply the body a lot of energy.
2. It is very low in cholesterol.
3. It contains alot of potassium.
Health Risks
Just two wraps of fufu contains more than 600 calories. That can make you very fat. Fufu has a glycemic index of 84.
It is one of the leading cause of belly fat.
So now we have evaluated the both of them… This is moment you have been waiting for. Between fufu and Garri the most healthy food is
more
Which is more Healthy – Amala, Pounded yam, Garri or fufu.
nigeria food amala garri fufu pounded yam health
Which is more Healthy – Amala, Pounded yam, Garri, Wheat or fufu.
Garri and fufu are few of the most popular and local foods eaten by Nigerians. It’s important to know their health benefits and risks.
There are different varieties like Amala, wheat, Garri, fufu, pounded yam etc.
Cassava is used in the production of most of them. Fufu or Akpu is white and it is prepared from cassava after allowing to ferment and later boiled for eating with soup etc
Garri
Garri is the most popular foodstuff in the whole of West Africa. It is eaten by almost every Nigerian
Gari is a fine or coarse flour of different texture made from cassava tubers. When prepared with boiled water it is called Eba. And the best soup that goes with Garri is ewedu or ogbono soup.
The nutritional value and health benefits of Garri are:
It is rich in starch.
It also has very high fiber content
Energy giving food.
Yellow Garri has more nutrients than white Garri, because it is fried with palm oil.
Health Risks
Diabetes sufferers should not take garri it has lot of sugar or reduce the quantity of garri intake.
It is also known to cause eye defects because of its high cyanide content.
Fufu
The nutritional value and health benefits of fufu are:
1. It is also very rich in carbohydrates and can supply the body a lot of energy.
2. It is very low in cholesterol.
3. It contains alot of potassium.
Health Risks
Just two wraps of fufu contains more than 600 calories.
It is one of the leading cause of belly fat, especially eating late in nite because there is not enough time for the body to digest it before bedtime.
Wheat
Wheat is now the preferred swallow meal for many Nigerian families particularly in the urban centres. Sadly too, some rural dwellers have hooked onto the fad that wheat is a “healthy” food.
Nutritional Value
Wheat, like other grains, is rich in fiber and some other nutrients.
Health Risk
Wheat contains gluten – a protein that causes inflammation, a systemic process that has harmful effects across all the
organ systems in the body including the brain, heart, joints, eyes and digestive tract.
According to Dr. Mark Hyman, MD “wheat is a major contributor to obesity, diabetes, cancer, dementia, depression and many modern ills.”
Wheat, is one of the most acid- forming foods. Wheat and other acid-forming foods lower the body pH and deplete oxygen level in the cells and tissues, which is the primary cause of all diseases. In other words, if wheat causes low pH that triggers diseases, eating wheat and its products is akin to adding fuel to fire for people battling with one health challenge or the other.
Amala
Amala is gotten from yam or casava flour. The yams are peels, dried and thereafter grinded to flour.
Nutritional Value
Rich in iron and carborhydrate with less cholestrol unlike starch an garri.
Amala( Yam flour) is known for its low glycemic index i.e. it won’t cause rapid rise in blood glucose level of diabetes patients and so won’t cause aggravation of this condition.
Improves cardiovascular diseases – fiber in Amala( Yam flour ) helps reduce low density lipo proteins.
High water content
Health Risk
The sight don’t look appetising or inviting to some people. Amala is light, it’s got a higher water content than most of the other swallow foods. Which means less Cholestrol, less starch. It is a better choice compare to rest swallow food..
But there have been concern with preparation of Amala in some cases.
Some claim amala is not processed hygienically because it’s from the back of yam that gets mixed accidentally with bird droppings during preparation.
Pounded Yam
Unlike Amala, the site is inviting and appetising and energy giving.
Nutritional
When prepared with yam only, full of carbohydarate.
Health Risk
It is carbohydrate means its starchy. When it dissolves in body system, it will turn to sugar and sugar will turn to fat. Thats how people get bloated tummy after eating a lot.
It is basically just instant carbohydrates (carbs) and calories with no real nutrition. Eat plenty of this and see your waste line, your risk of diabetes increase and you life expectancy decrease!