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This Is What 200 Calories of African Food Looks Like

If you’ve never measured out your portions you’ll be amazed to see just how many calories are in the foods you eat. Keep in mind WE NEED CALORIES. … so don’t stop eating. Rather, focus on making sure...

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Just How Much Are You Eating?

  If there’s one thing about nutrition that I consistently promote, it’s the fact that portions matter. It’s simple advice alright, but judging by our expanding waistlines and the research suggesting...

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10 Tips to Losing Weight and Keeping It Off

I am constantly being asked for weight loss advice. Most of the times, people want my opinion on the latest diet fads circulating the market and when I deliver the grim message that “fad diets don’t...

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Fresh or Frozen Veggies. Which Is The Better Choice?

Frozen food in the refrigerator. Fact:  If you grow your own vegetables and eat them soon after picking, , the statement that fresh vegetables are healthier than frozen may hold some truth. Just picked...

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Have a Craving For Sand? You Could Have Pica.

A good friend of mine from Zimbabwe often shares the story of how when she was pregnant with her first child, she asked her American husband to stop in an open field so she could collect some soil....

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What A Toddler Can Teach You About Healthy Eating.

  When my kids were younger and my mother-in-law would visit, she would spoil them with scrumptious homemade treats.  Each day the kitchen was  filled with the sweet scent of cardamom, coconut milk,...

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How To Make Mahewu (Amarewu, Mageu, Mabhundu, Mapotho)

There is a huge interest in the role of fermented foods for overall health. Social media, magazines and health food stores all tout the benefits of foods such as kefir, kombucha, kimchi and yogurt as...

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Diabetes In Africa. What We Learned From An Online Risk Assessment

November was Diabetes Awareness Month and to celebrate, we at The African Pot Nutrition offered readers an opportunity to take an research based quiz to see if they were at risk for developing type 2...

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Is Sadza Healthy? ( Sadza AKA Ugali, Nshima, Posho, Fufu, Pap etc.)

Note: This article which I wrote for Her Zimbabwe in 2011 answers the commonly asked questions about an African favorite. Known as Sadza, Nshima, Ugali, Posho, Pap, fufu etc., this thick porridge is a...

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Listeriosis. What You Should Know.

In 2017 South Africa saw the onset of a Listeriosis outbreak that would be deemed the worst documented outbreak (of Listeriosis) in global history.  At the time of writing there are 717 confirmed cases...

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