April 2010

How to Cook Ugali without Sticking on the Pot

by Joshua Arimi on April 29, 2010

ugali-sukumawiki-kenya

Ugali is a staple food of many African countries including Kenya. Ugali is cooked by mixing either maize, sorghum or millet flour with water and cooking until it forms homogeneous mass. Ugali pepared from maize flour is white in colour while Ugali prepared from millet or sorghum is brown. The main nutrient in Ugali is [...]

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Health and Medicinal Benefits of Garlic

by Joshua Arimi on April 24, 2010

garlic spice

What is Garlic? One of the the spices that has been used for many years is garlic. Garlic belongs to the same family with onion and leek. In addition to culinary purposes, garlic has been used for medicinal purposes. [note]Many love garlic mainly because of the flavour and aroma it adds to the food. But [...]

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Ripening of Bananas with Ethylene-Safe or Harmful

by Joshua Arimi on April 21, 2010

ethylene-ripe-banana

The big question Many people have asked me whether ripening of bananas with chemicals is harmful to health. I understand their concern. This is because numerous artificial compounds are used in foods nowadays. Again, banana is a favourite fruit to many, so they may want to be sure if it is safe for eating. I [...]

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Wax Coating Apple Fruits-Healthy or Unhealthy

by Joshua Arimi on April 13, 2010

wax coated apple fruit

Introduction I received a very important question from one of the readers of this website (Arimifoods.com). I would like to answer it in this article. The reader was concerned whether the coating on apples is good for health or has negative effects. To start with, the coating of foods especially fruits is a very old [...]

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What am I eating that is making me sick

by Joshua Arimi on April 6, 2010

Sugar is unhealthy

I moved this post from www.changeyourt.com. This is because I am moving all post on Health category to this website. This post is on the effects of sugar on our health. One of the main constituent of foods that is loved by young and old is sugar. Many people are inseparable with sugary foods. The [...]

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