With the new foray into the vast and viable food industry by agripreneurs and the competitive spirit it engenders, the focus on innovation has made the difference for some smart players. One of these is the company that goes by the name Healthy Garage. Its offering has to do with sustainable nutrition awareness.
For instance, it provides its esteemed customers ideas on proper and ultimate guide on how to achieve and maintain a healthy eating or living pattern. With it has got tons of delicious recipes for every taste and dietary preference. In this wise, its dietitians prepare specialty meal plans offer balance nutrition each week and can be easily customized to the customer’s personal taste. So if you want to eat healthy and stay healthy one can subscribe at a very affordable rate to its Healthy Meal Prep Plan which gives your body the nutrients it needs every day.
Specifically, the Low Carb/Ketogenic Diet Meal Prep Plan helps you lose and maintain your desired weight. Its Keto diet plan is made available educated and experienced experts to help you achieve your desired result. One can also order his daily meal from Healthy Garage before 4 or 5pm the previous day at an affordable rate. And all the meals are prepared with @saladmaster cookware, the best stainless cookware that retains 80 to 90% of the nutrients in your food after cooking.
There are also various healthy food products for sale. These include organic seeds, low carb breads, low carb/oat granola, slim rice/noodles/pasta and other healthy food items.
We hereby take a closer look at the organic seeds that are loaded with many health benefits . The WHITE (HULLED) SESAME SEED is a nutritious source of protein which is a necessary building block for your body. High in magnesium it helps to lower blood pressure. It also contains calcium for the bones and several other nutrients. It can be used to garnish salad, stir fried vegetables, cakes, cookies, breads, used as substitutes for peanuts. It can also be grounded into a paste for flavouring sauces.
Another healthy, organic seed are the CHIA SEEDS. They are loaded with fibre, protein, calcium, magnesium and antioxidants. They can be eaten raw, soaked in juice, added to smoothies, sprinkled on top of yogurt, cereal and also used as egg substitutes in recipes.
As for PUMPKIN SEEDS, the benefits are numerous. They are high in fibre, antioxidants and magnesium. They assist to lower blood sugar levels as well as preventing cancer and diabetes. It can be eaten alone as a snack, or can be added to dishes for extra test. It is used for granola and also as salad topping. They are Keto-compliant.
For the hugely popular NIGERIAN PEPPER SOUP there are different recipes that are made with different kinds of meat and fish. In fact, Nigerian pepper soup generally are named according to the type of meat used for the preparation of it, such as catfish pepper soup, assorted pepper soup, beef meat pepper soup, goat meat pepper soup, chicken pepper soup, dry or fresh fish pepper soup, lamb pepper soup.
For the preparation of pepper soup, Healthy Garage says the main ingredients include meat or fish ( of choice ),scent leaf ( nchua wun ) as a handful, crayfish ( ground 2 tbsp ), ehuru ( calabar nutmeg ) 5 seeds , red or yellow peppers ( to taste) , onion ( 1 large size ) and stock cubes ( of desire and choice ). others are ▪garlic ( 2 crushed cloves ), ginger ( crushed half finger ),▪uziza seeds ( ground 2 tsp ), pepper soup spice, and salt to taste.
The whole types of pepper soups are almost prepared in the same way. Nigerian pepper soup is usually cooked with healthy spices and herbs. The utensils to be used include chopping board, cooking pot, kitchen knife, spice grinder, blender and large bowl.
Healthy Garage provides the guide for the reparation before cooking of the pepper soup as follow: The Ehuru seeds should be roasted in an open flame or on an old frying pan. This will enable you peel the skin off easily while activating the aromatic compound of the Ehuru.
Stir constantly till you start to perceive the aroma. Don’t worry, you would know when it is ok to take it off from the fire because it has a distinctive aroma. Another way to know that it is ok is to take one of the seeds and try to remove the outer membrane. If the membrane comes off easily, then the Ehuru is done. Peel off the membrane from the Ehuru seeds and grind with add mill.
You can combine the Ehuru seeds, uziza seeds, and uda, tetraptra, gbafilo, and alligator peppers in a dry mill and grind/blend till you have a smooth powder, and store in an air tight container. This is called pepper soup spice. This could last for several months.
To prepare the uda ( Negro pepper) which are long dark possible with very bitter seeds. Hit the uda pods with something heavy and open up the pods, remove and discard the sticky black seeds in it. The pod can be added whole while you are cooking the pepper soup, as it would later be discarded once the cooking is over. It also can be grounded in a dry mill and used in cooking the pepper soup. It is commonly used in the preparation of pepper soup for nursing mothers, as it helps in cleansing the tummy.
- If you are using meat to cook your pepper soup, wash them thoroughly, before cooking them. •If you are using fish, wash it with hot water and salt. •Wash the red onion and fresh peppers, place in a blender and blend till smooth or you can slice your onion into tiny pieces. •Crush the garlic and ginger. •Ground your crayfish •Wash and pick the scent leaves and tear them up with your fingers into small pieces or any other leaf you want to use.
Cooking of the Catfish Pepper Soup
Catfish pepper soup is also called point and kill because of how the catfish is bought at local markets. You select your desired fish by pointing at it and it is killed and prepared for you.
Step 1: Boil some water, pour on the cut fish and wash with salt, lime, or lemon to remove the slimy. Rinse thoroughly well with cold water. This hot water toughens the skin of the fish, so that it does not fall apart during cooking.
Step 2: Place the washed catfish in a cooking pot and start cooking with just water to cover the fish and allow to cook for 3 to 5 minutes before adding your stock cubes, sliced onion, fresh grounded peppers, crushed garlic, ginger and salt and bring it to boil for another 5 minutes.
Step 3: Add grounded pepper soup spice, fish seasoning and crayfish and cook for 5 minutes.
Step 4: You can now add the scent leaves.
Step 5: Once the catfish is done, taste for salt and other spices, and leave to simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 6: Turn off the heat and your catfish pepper soup is ready.
With all the above stated, it is obvious that Healthy Garage is here in Nigeria to up the ante on nutrition awareness.