THE 7 MOST DANGEROUS ACTS AFTER A MEAL

We all have our habits that we intend to perform after we’ve had a meal. Put it turns out, some of them might be dangerous to your health.

These are the 7 most dangerous:

1.Don’t smoke A research done from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).

Don’t eat fruits immediately When you eat your fruits with meals, the fruit is stuck in the stomach along with the contents of the meals and cannot reach the intestines in time. Lying there they get spoilt and spoil the remaining food in the stomach too. Thus it is recommended that you eat a fruit at least one hour after eating a meal or before your meal and preferably in the morning with empty stomach. It is in the morning that the body can best use the nutrients in the fruit and get enough energy to start the day.

Don’t drink tea – The reason for this is the high acidity of the tea leafs. It will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest. It is preferable to drink tea an hour after meals.

Don’t loosen your belt Some people have a habit to loosen their belt after a good meal. However, loosening the belt is bad, not because it causes the intestines to twist or block but because it means that you have over eaten to a level that you are uncomfortable. Loosening of the belt may also cause you to feel comfortable once again which means you may continue overeating. So eat only to the extent that you can be comfortable without loosening your belt!

Don’t bathe – Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.

Don’t walk or have any exercise Fact, it is bad for you! Walking directly after meals is a bad idea; it can result to acid reflux and indigestion. However, walking about half an hour after meals is known to be good for you. You should ideally walk for about 10 minutes and only 20-30 minutes after meal to prevent acid reflux and stomach upsets.

Don’t sleep immediately – And as you may already know, the reason for this is that the food will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.

The Recipe for the best Ghanaian Jollof Rice

Hi guys today I'm going to share a healthy and tasty recipe for Jollof rice. there has been and i guess will always be an argument between who's Jollof tastes better in Africa especially between Ghanaian  and Nigerian.  i have tried both and i will without a bias that Ghanaian Jollof wins in my humble opinion. lemme know what you think in the comment section.

lets take a look at the recipe for cooking a delicious and health Jollof. 

Do give it a try and let us know how it turns out. 

The secret to a tasty Jollof is  a good stew or gravy. lets walk you through the process and ingredients 

Ingredients

Steaming of Beef /Chicken

Beef / Chicken

1/2-1 pound boneless beef or chicken 

3 cloves garlic

1 inch ginger

1/2 green bell pepper

scotch bonnet pepper as required (optional)

1/2 onion

salt as required.

Add desired herbal spices 

Stew

1/2 cup/120ml oil

3 tablespoon tomato paste/ puree

2 large onion

pepper as required

2 large tomatoes chopped

1/2 teaspoon curry powder

1 bay leaf

1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

3 spoons of shrimp powder 

3 spoons of Dry fish powder(Amane)

1/2 teaspoon of Rosemary 

Jollof

2 cups rice

1 1/2 - 2cups water adjust with the brand used

salt as required  

Instructions

Prepare Beef/Chicken

Wash and Cut the Beef / Chicken into desired sizes. Blend all the ingredients under the 

Steaming of Beef /Chicken  together. 

Pour over the Beef / chicken.  Put on high heat and cook till is tender. Remove from cooker and pour into a sieve, drain stock for later use. 

To make the stew

Blend onions,  garlic and pepper together, set aside. Put oil in a saucepan and set on fire. 

When oil is hot, add some sliced onions to spice the oil then  fry beef/chicken and set aside.

Add tomato paste, stir fry for about two minutes, add blended onions, pepper, garlic.

 Add chopped tomatoes and stir fry. Add salt,Shrimp and fish Powder. 

curry and bay leaf, nutmeg, rosemary.   Cover and let simmer on high heat for about five minutes.

To make jollof

Wash rice till water is cleared. Add washed rice to the stew, leftover beef stock from the cooked beef/chicken , water as needed,  check and adjust for salt.

Cover tightly and bring to boil. Immediately it starts boiling, remove lid, using a thin wooden ladle or a long fork stir from bottom to top. Cover tightly and let simmer on low heat for 10-12 minutes. After the time has lapsed, remove lid, stir again. Stir in beef at this point. 

Cover tightly and let simmer for 10 more minutes till its well cooked.you can add vegetables and serve with shito or green pepper sauce.

Try it and share the pictures with us we will be excited to hear from you.