High Calorie Alert: Nigerian Meals To Stay Away From #2

High Calorie Alert: Nigerian Meals To Stay Away From #2

Hey there, so I’ve more foods along with their calorie contents. If you missed the first part, check it our HERE. I know I said it was heartbreaking but it’s really not that bad.

Boiled or Roast Corn

A large corn cob between 7 to 9 inches in length contains 123 calories of which 80 percent is Carbohydrate. In a medium sized cob of corn, between 6 and 7 inches in length, you can expect about 88 calories and 80 percent Carbs. In a small corn cob, about 5.5 to 6 inches in length, there are about 63 calories.

Eko, Pap, Akamu or Ogi

1 tablespoon of raw Akamu/Ogi/Pap contains 91 calories of which 99.7% is purely Carbohydrate.

Irish Potato

128 calories in one small to medium size potato

161 calories in one average medium size potato

278 calories in one medium to large size potato

Beans

1 tbsp Salt: 0 calories

1 tbsp Palm Oil: 120 calories

1/4 of an Onion: 16 calories

1oz Crayfish

1 cup White Beans: 378 calories

Maggi Cubes: 5 calories

This comes to a total of 520 calories, and if you cook it without oil, you can cut out a further 120 calories.

Tuwo (White Cornmeal)

One cup of white cornmeal (tuwo) is roughly 450 calories.

Pounded Yam

Pounded Yam is one of our highest calorie high carbohydrate foods. Imagine you are dividing the amount of pounded yam eaten into cups (milk tins), then one cup of pounded yam is about 400 calories.???

Indomie Noodles.

One pack of Indomie Chicken Curry flavour contains 342 calories.

Jollof Rice

Remember that the actual calories of your meal depend on what you add. These are the calories in Nigerian Jollof Rice using the following basic ingredients:

1 cup of raw white rice: 693 calories

1 tbsp Groundnut oil: 120 calories

1 Raw Tomato: 35 calories

1/4 of an Onion: 16 calories

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1/3 of a Maggi Chicken cube: 3 calories

1/5 tsp of curry powder: 1 calorie

1/5 tsp of Thyme: 0.04 calories

The calorie total comes to 868 calories.

Calories in Eba/Garri

Garri has 360 calories of which 99% is Carbohydrate.

Stew

This is the calorie content of your basic Nigerian Stew using the following ingredients:

2 tbsp Groundnut Oil: 239 calories

x1 Raw Tomato: 35 calories

1/3 Maggi Chicken Cube: 3 calories

1/4 of an Onion: 16 calories

This makes a total of 293 calories. Whatever you add determines the final calorie content of the stew, but these are just the basic ingredients to give you an idea of how many calories there are in Stew.

You might ask, “So what really can I eat?”. Here’s how you can still lose weight while eating Nigerian Meals.

Monitor Your Calorie Intake

Eating a healthy meal does not guarantee that you’ll lose weight. You can still gain weight if your healthy meal is high in calories. To avoid this, reduce the size of their servings.

Eat More Fruits

Fruits like mango, watermelon and papaya are common in Nigeria and are a significant part of the local menu. Adding this to your diet will provide your body with many of the essential vitamins and minerals it needs. These fruits are also good sources of fiber, which will regulate your digestive system.

Make Healthy Choices

Nigerian foods such as beans and moi-moi are good choices for weight loss. They contain high amounts of protein and are made entirely from unprocessed ingredients. Other good choices include vegetables such as ugwu, ewedu and ogbono.

There you go ladies…… I trust that was helpful.

 

Source:  EdenLifeNigeria