1. Egg
Yolk
Some of us
especially the elderly ones believe that the egg yolk is nothing but a mass of
fat which will increase the cholesterol level in the body leading to heart
problems. That is false. More than 80% of the nutrients in egg are found in the
yolk. One egg per day is good especially the yolk. It is very good for both the
young and old. Eating only the egg white is not even good for the body because
what helps the egg white to be properly digested is found in the yolk. So, papa
and mama, when next you want to eat egg, don’t throw away the yolk. Eat them
all for your health’s sake.
2. Water
Melon Seeds
Water melon is a
very sweet and refreshing fruit. While we enjoy it, we often discard the tiny
seeds scattered in it without knowing that these seeds are loaded with
nutrients which includes fatty acids, essential proteins and lots of minerals.
Water melon seeds are rich in vitamin B like thiamine, niacin, folate and
minerals like magnesium, potassium, manganese, iron, zinc, phosphorus, and
copper. They contain lycopene which is good for your face and also helps in
improving male fertility. The seeds are also great source of calories and many
other good things your body needs. Stop throwing away the seeds next time.
Consume both the red fruit and its seeds.
3. Soup
After Eating Eba
Eba, amala,
fufu, pounded yam and so on are nothing but carbohydrates. It is in the soup
that you will find the other classes of food namely, protein, minerals,
vitamins, fats and oils. Many of us are fond of not licking the soup after we have
finished swallowing all the eba, pounded yam, fufu, amala, semo etc. Most times
you avoid it because you are shy to do so especially when eating in public
place. You want to form ‘big boy’ or ‘big girl’ and you rejected something that
contained the most nutritious part. ‘Me
I no dey shame so I dey lick all the soup and the plate join’ whenever I am
through with my fufu even if Obama and his two daughters are there. Finish your
soup guys it is good for your health.
4. Unripe
Plantain
I have seen a
man slap his wife for cooking unripe plantain for him as breakfast. Many of
us are fond of leaving our unripe plantain to ripe before preparing them for
food. This is a wrong practice. Unripe plantain is very rich in iron which is a
component of red blood cells (hemoglobin) and muscle cells (myoglobin). Both
are essential in the supply of oxygen to all body cells. So when you are low in
iron, your body may not be getting the oxygen it needs. The result is that you
may feel tired, sluggish and worn out. Your body does not produce iron but gets
iron from what you eat. Therefore, eat more unripe plantain than ripe ones for
your blood’s sake.
5. Ripe
banana with dark patches on yellow skin
Are you a fan of
bananas with spotless skin? What you are about to read now will surprise you.
One of the health benefits of ripe banana is the induction of the secretion of
TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor) by the blood cells. TNF has the ability to combat
abnormal tumor/cancer cells in the body. Research done on ripening bananas has
proved that the levels of TNF induction increased markedly with dark spots on
banana skin before the entire banana peel turned brown. Hence the more the dark
spots, the more powerful the banana is in fighting cancer. Yellow skin bananas
with dark spots on it are 8 times more effective in enhancing the property of
white blood cells than the green skin version. So next time you want to buy
banana, don’t ignore the ripe/over ripe ones with dark patches. Only avoid over
ripe bananas whose skin has turned brown or split open.
6. Mango
skin
The mango skin
is bitter-tasting, but it contains several healthful chemical compounds,
including powerful antioxidants mangiferin, norathyriol, and resveratrol.
However, it also contains urushiol, the irritating compound found in poison ivy
and poison oak. If you are allergic to poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac,
you may avoid eating mango skin. But if it does not cause you serious
problems, consume the mango with the skin for your health’s sake.
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