6 HEALTH BENEFITS OF
UNRIPE PLANTAIN
Plantain
is one of the most popular meals regularly consumed in Nigeria and Africa as a
whole. Listed below are some of the health benefits of eating unripe plantain:
1. It’s
a very good meal for weight loss and healthy eating.
It’s
relatively low in carbohydrates, with high fiber content, essential vitamins,
and minerals. When you eat it with lots of vegetable soup and chicken, it makes
a great weight loss and a healthy meal.
2. Its
source of vitamin A, B6 and C helps with better vision, better skin complexion,
builds immunity against diseases and free radicals.
3. It
makes a helpful meal for diabetics.
Unripe
plantain is very low in sugar compared to ripe or overripe plantain and this
makes it a good choice for diabetes especially when added with other fiber and
protein-rich food such as green vegetables. Thus, it makes the right choice for
preventing diabetes.
4. It
helps build and strengthen stronger bones.
Unripe
plantain is rich in calcium which is the essential mineral needed for stronger
bones, muscles, nails, and teeth. A meal with an unripe plantain will
prevent diseases such as osteoporosis which involves the weakening of the bones
and causes fractures.
5. It
boosts sexual performance
Making
an unripe plantain part of your healthy meal plan will help you in
improving sexual performance through increased libido, improve male
fertility, thicker sperm, and volume.
Food recipes such
as unripe plantain with ginger and garlic, roasted or parboil can work wonders.
6. It
enriches your heart.
Unripe
plantain contains some amount of serotonin which dilates the arteries, improves
blood flow and reduces homocysteine (a condition that causes coronary artery
disease and stroke).
In
addition, its richness in potassium makes it heart friendly by preventing heart
attack and hypertension through the control of heart rate and blood pressure in
your body and cell. Also, its fiber content is very helpful for reducing
cholesterol level which reduces the risk of developing any heart diseases
PLANTAIN FUFU
Amala is the Nigerian version of FuFu, though it is made with elubo (yam flour).
This is made from fermented yam that is dried through a special process. The dried yam is then ground into yam flour. This fufu is from the western part of Nigeria.
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Recipe for three servings
Amala is the Nigerian version of FuFu, though it is made with elubo (yam flour).
This is made from fermented yam that is dried through a special process. The dried yam is then ground into yam flour. This fufu is from the western part of Nigeria.
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Recipe for three servings
REQUIREMENTS
- 6 cups of elubo ogede(Plantain flour)
- 4 cups Water
What you do
Pour water into a pot,bring the water to a boil.Add the elubo slowly, stirring as you add it.Keep adding it until it is thick (you may not need all of the elubo depending on how thick you want it).
Once it is all added, continue to mix until it is smooth and consistent in texture.
Serve with your choice of soup.
- 6 cups of elubo ogede(Plantain flour)
- 4 cups Water
What you do
Pour water into a pot,bring the water to a boil.Add the elubo slowly, stirring as you add it.Keep adding it until it is thick (you may not need all of the elubo depending on how thick you want it).
Once it is all added, continue to mix until it is smooth and consistent in texture.
Serve with your choice of soup.
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