Cooking Tips

Every day, eat a mix of wholegrains like unprocessed maize, millet, oat, wheat, maize and brown rice: they are rich in valuable fiber and can help you feel full for longer. For snacks, choose raw vegetables, fresh fruits, and unsalted nuts.

Salmonella and Campylobacter are common public health hazards potentially associated with chicken contact. These bacteria are carried by healthy chickens and are communicable to people through direct contact, exposure to manure, or consumption of undercooked chicken and eggs.

Also called cereal rye or winter rye, cereal grass and its edible grain that is chiefly used to make rye bread. It is high in carbohydrates and dietary fiber and provides small quantities of protein, potassium, and B vitamins.

Certain vegetables like brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, asparagus, and cauliflower are known to cause excess gas. Like beans, these vegetables also contain the complex sugar, raffinose. However, these are very healthy foods, so you may want to talk with your doctor before eliminating them from your diet.

Eggplants are part of the nightshade family. Nightshades contain alkaloids, including solanine, which can be toxic. Solanine protects these plants while they are still developing. Eating the leaves or tubers of these plants can lead to symptoms such as burning in the throat, nausea and vomiting, and heart arrhythmias.

The actual leaves, the hairy stuff at the bottom and the stem should never, in any circumstances, be eaten.