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20/11/2024

Hello everyone! It's another amazing episode of Vegetarianism 🍅🥒🫛, having talked about what vegetarianism entails, let's explore some of the benefits of being a vegetarian.

📌 Lower risk of food borne illness: animals are prone to being infected with toxins from microbes present in contaminated water and soil. This food borne illnesses manifest as typhoid (present in eating raw or undercooked meat or egg). Also, canned meat if not thoroughly processed, can place one at risk of botulism.

📌 Low cost and minimal environmental impact: being a vegetarian is beneficial to the ecosystem as there's zero release of greenhouse gases produced as a result of burning animals for food production.
Also, plant based foods are less expensive than meats and their derivatives.

📌 Increased heart performance: Plants are known to be cholesterol free. Oils necessary for optimum brain and cardiovascular performance are embedded in plant based foods (unsaturated fatty acids).

Regular consumption of avocado 🥑 helps in ensuring optimum health.

📌 Increased immune system function: plants are packed with phytochemicals, substances that help fight free radicals in the body, hence ensuring adequate immune system function.

Some of these phytochemicals can be found in tomato 🍅 (Lycopene), onions (Anthocyanins), pineapple 🍍 (Bromelin), and many more plant based foods.

Life application: When it comes to Nutrition and Dietetics, MODERATION is a key to unlocking your total health. Being a vegetarian is a lifestyle of dedication you will never regret.

Thanks for your engagement so far. See you in my next episode.

20/11/2024

Good morning esteemed people 😍. Still on vegetarian awareness month; this morning, I'll be talking on various types of vegetarians.

Grab your pen and notepad as we dive into the world of vegetarians.

1️⃣ Lacto vegetarians: they are vegetarians, who in addition to eating plant-based food, consume animal milk 🥛 and dairy products such as cheese 🧀, yoghurt, or kefir.

2️⃣ Ovo vegetarians: They are vegetarians that eat eggs 🥚 but exclude meat or poultry from their diet.

3️⃣ Lacto-ovo vegetarians: they consume both dairy and eggs, in addition to eating plant-based food.

4️⃣ Pescetarians: they are vegetarians who do not eat meat, but eat fish 🍤🦞🐟 and seafoods in addition to eating plant-based food.

5️⃣ Vegans: they are vegetarians that exclude meat, fish and animal products from their diet. They do not use ingredients of animal origin in preparing their food.

6️⃣ Raw vegans: they are vegetarians that eat raw and uncooked plant-based food.
Most of their foods are salad in nature.

Life application: being a vegetarian is a choice you won't regret. All you need is proper planning; when it comes to being a vegetarian, you need the service of a certified Dietitian or Nutritionist.

Remember! Your health counts,eat right 🫛🥒🍠🥬🧅🍅

20/11/2024

Hello esteemed people 😍. You're welcome to another segment of Vegetarian Awareness Month with Nutritionist Olasunbo.

Today, I will be talking on Reasons for living a vegetarian lifestyle. There are so many factors that trigger choosing to be a vegetarian, and it includes:

1️⃣ Animal welfare: vegetarians, especially vegans believe that animals should not be subjected to inhumane treatment just because humans want to satisfy their appetite.
They believe that animal milk is meant for their offspring alone.

2️⃣ Religious beliefs: Buddhist and Hindu worship cow, and so, they consider eating animals a forbidden act.
The Adventists forbid eating animal based food as God commanded Adam and Eve to eat herbs in the garden of Eden.

3️⃣ Money: meats and their derivatives are usually more expensive than plant based foods. In Africa, households with low income choose to eat more of plant based foods because of the expensive cost of purchasing milk, dairy, and honey.

4️⃣ Health: plant based foods contain no cholesterol, thus promoting proper heart function. Eating mostly plant based foods help in weight management.

Life application : the above are few out of the numerous reasons for being a vegetarian . Being a vegetarian can be fun if you can personalise your plate via the help of a Nutritionist or Dietitian.

Thanks for your engagement. See you in the next post.

20/11/2024

Hello esteemed people 😍. You're welcome to another segment of Vegetarian Awareness Month with Nutritionist Olasunbo.

Today, I will be talking on Reasons for living a vegetarian lifestyle. There are so many factors that trigger choosing to be a vegetarian, and it includes:

1️⃣ Animal welfare: vegetarians, especially vegans believe that animals should not be subjected to inhumane treatment just because humans want to satisfy their appetite.
They believe that animal milk is meant for their offspring alone.

2️⃣ Religious beliefs: Buddhist and Hindu worship cow, and so, they consider eating animals a forbidden act.
The Adventists forbid eating animal based food as God commanded Adam and Eve to eat herbs in the garden of Eden.

3️⃣ Money: meats and their derivatives are usually more expensive than plant based foods. In Africa, households with low income choose to eat more of plant based foods because of the expensive cost of purchasing milk, dairy, and honey.

4️⃣ Health: plant based foods contain no cholesterol, thus promoting proper heart function. Eating mostly plant based foods help in weight management.

Life application : the above are few out of the numerous reasons for being a vegetarian . Being a vegetarian can be fun if you can personalise your plate via the help of a Nutritionist or Dietitian.

Thanks for your engagement. See you in the next post.

20/11/2024

Good morning esteemed people 😍. It's another edition of newsletter; and today, I will be talking on Vegetarianism.

✅ Vegetarianism is a lifestyle that seeks to abstain from the use of animals and their products, either for consumption or for other purpose.

✅ In other words, it is an act of abstaining from eating fish, meat, dairy (milk, cheese, yoghurt, and kefir), bees, honey, and egg.

✅ It also excludes exploitation of animals for clothing. Core vegetarians (vegans) avoid wearing clothes made of wool, silk, or leather, as they are gotten from animals.

Thanks for your engagement; your reaction is highly welcome.

20/11/2024

Hurray ! 🎉🎊

November is known for Vegetarian Awareness Month.

To this end, I will be discussing crucial topics such as:

1️⃣ Vegetarianism
2️⃣ Reasons for living a vegetarian lifestyle
3️⃣ Types of vegetarian
4️⃣ Benefits of being a vegetarian
5️⃣ Risks of being a vegetarian
6️⃣ Vegan quotes
7️⃣ Vegan myths and facts; debunking vegan rumours
8️⃣ Meatless Monday
9️⃣ Flexitarian Friday
1️⃣0️⃣ Vegetarian recipes

You can grab your pen and paper, as it promises to be exciting 🗓️

06/06/2024

PRACTICES INCOMPATIBLE WITH PREGNANCY 🤰

The period of pregnancy is a crucial period, as whatever a pregnant woman indulges in has potency to affect the foetus. A pregnant woman should be conscious of food she eats and also the lifestyle she indulges in.

Below are some of the practices that are incompatible with pregnancy:

📌 Fasting: fasting means abstinence from food and water. A pregnant woman should not fast because fasting deprives her foetus from getting nutrients from the pregnant woman.
This can in turn result to giving birth to babies of low birth weight (that is, babies whose birth weight are less than 2.5kg).

📌 Drinking alcohol: pregnant women should avoid intake of alcohol 🍺, as alcoholism can cause down syndrome in babies, thus affecting their cognitive performance.
Alcoholism can also cause fatty liver in pregnant women.

📌 Intake of herbs: herbs are natural components of plants. Pregnant women are advised against intake of herbs in order to ensure safety of themselves and their foetuses.
Intake of herbs can cause miscarriage, and congenital defect in babies.

Instead of indulging in the above practices, pregnant women are advised to adopt the following lifestyle such as:

➡️ Eating as at when due.

➡️ Eating varieties of fruit, nut, vegetable, whole grain, and healthy fats.

➡️ Exercise often.

26/03/2024

UNDERSTANDING POST PURCHASE BEHAVIOUR (TIPS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONSUMERS ON HOW TO AVOID POST PURCHASE DISSONANCE) 🏧🛒🥺

In honor of the World Consumer Right Day that was celebrated 15th of March, I would like to discuss Post Purchase behavior as a tip that will help entrepreneurs develop their brand. As the world itself is competitive in nature, it's important for business owners to know that for their brand to be well known in the business world, they need to seek knowledge and work with the knowledge they have acquired.

To begin with, a consumer is someone who uses a product or enjoys a service. It's important for us to know that a buyer may not necessarily be the consumer. For instance, a nursing mother who buys diapers for her baby is a perfect example; here, the mother is the buyer, while the baby is the consumer.

Furthermore, it's also important to understand that for every items bought and consumed, one will always feel a sensation, as it is during this period that psychological evaluation is going on regarding the products or services.

Let me hint you that good post purchase behavior (or resonance) signals the consumer to buy more, refer the brand, remain loyal to the brand, and also be satisfied with the product or service. Ultimately, negative post purchase behavior (dissonance) signals the consumer to return the product to the manufacturer (or retailer), have negative perception of the brand, stop using the product, tell almost everyone of the negative experience they had with your brand, and remain non loyal to your brand.

For every business to grow beyond borders, it's important to know that business deal does not end at the point of selling a product or rendering a service. It still extends to after-purchase, where business owners have to hear from the consumer about the products or services. Sadly, some business owners make this mistakes of not hearing from the customer.

📌 What is negative post purchase behavior?

It's a feeling of dissatisfaction after using a project or service. It's often psychological in nature and this behavior if not dealt with, can affect the manufacturer, in the sense that the consumer may withdraw from patronising the brand, leading to loss of customers and referrals.

📌 What are the causes of negative post purchase behavior?

✍️ Impulse buying: buying a product or using a service out of excitement or flattery from friends and sellers can cause this feeling. Upon buying or using the product, you tend to evaluate whether or not you actually needed the product.

✍️ Buying expensive things when your income can not conveniently cater for it: buying an expensive watch, designer bag, Gucci wears, expensive perfume and a bottle of wine, when your income can be likened to a stipend can lead to this feeling. This is very common among salary earners and upcoming business owners who chose not to embrace financial discipline.

✍️ Lack of information: information, they say, is power. Lack of information about the product you want to buy will lead to a dissonance. For example, I need a portable phone with good camera quality, but more importantly, I need a phone with strong battery life and enough storage space so I can work as a best selling data seller. For me to get the kind of phone with such features, I have to go online to search for various phones we have, product reviews, and the likes. I also have to ask people who use various phones their expectations so far.
Imagine I lack knowledge, I may end up buying an iPhone which will not speak well for me as a data seller. Though the phone has good quality when it comes to camera, but the battery life can not sustain my business, as what I majorly need as a data seller is battery and data connectivity in order to meet my customers' need at every point in time.

✍️ Upgrade: you may begin to wonder what upgrade has to do with dissonance. Yes, upgrade can lead to it. For example, assuming I bought a car of 2022 model for 12 million Naira yesterday, and today, and today, 2024 model of that same car was released at the rate of 17 million Naira. This will cause a negative experience as I would feel not being proactive enough to know that another model would be released today.

✍️ Also, a drop in price of goods after buying one at a very expensive price can cause a dissonance

📌 Effects of negative post purchase behaviour

✍️Ability of the consumer to return the product

✍️ Negative perception of brand

✍️Loss of customers and referrals

✍️ Such consumer stops using the product

✍️ The consumer may end up telling everyone about the negative experience

✍️ Bad product rating

📌 How to avoid negative post purchase behavior

✍️ Get the right knowledge about the product or services you are willing to purchase

✍️ Live within your means (don't spend your savings on expensive products when you know you are still struggling with your income)

✍️ Go with a shopping list anytime you want to go shopping. This helps prevent impulse buying.

✍️ Ask for honest reviews

✍️ As a service provider or a manufacturer, don't keep your clients in the dark. Maintain good customer service in order to know if they enjoy your work.

✍️ As a business owner, do timely product review and carry out survey.

I believe you have learnt some tips from this article. You can like, comment, share, or even follow my page.

For Nutrition counseling, do well to chat me via WhatsApp on +234-813-863-0656.

16/11/2023

DRINKING WATER WON'T MAKE YOU LESS HUMAN (a short story)

Maggie is a commuter. She works in a food processing company located at the outskirt of her city. Being a food processing supervisor, her work demands early resumption of duty in order to meet up with the day's job.

Forward to her food diary. One thing Maggie is fond of is drinking carbonated drink every morning before taking her bath. Thereafter, she proceeds to taking breakfast cereal, baked potato and a cup of almond milk. In all these, Maggie consumes less water daily as the only time she gets to drink water is during meal time.

Often times, she complains of weakness and cramps during me**es. Being a Nutritionist, I counselled her on the role of water in optimum body performance.

Beloved, are you like Maggie who takes water intake with levity hand. Join me as I unravel the importance of water intake to the body.

📌 Adequate water intake helps prevent dehydration

📌 It helps prevent halitosis (mouth odour)

📌 It helps stimulate saliva production

📌 It aids digestion

📌 It helps in preventing kidney stone

📌 It helps manage stress

PS: Water is a principal nutrient, in all your getting, get a drinkable water 🥛

Note that this story is a fiction; name mentioned does not represent anyone either living or dead.

26/09/2023

ENSURING FOOD SAFETY DURING FOOD PURCHASE 🛒.

Food safety is a crucial aspect of nutrition. During food purchase (food shopping), consumers need to make conscious efforts in ensuring that they buy foods that are safe for consumption.

Food becomes contaminated by presence of microbes or chemicals that are harmful to health. Food borne illness caused by ingestion of food containing pathogenic micro organisms.

When such food is consumed, it can result to nausea, vomiting, chills, fever, loss of appetite, and even death if it is not managed.

The following should be taken into consideration when purchasing food items:

➡️ Avoid buying bruised fruits

➡️ Separate raw meat from vegetables to prevent cross contamination.

➡️ Check food labels for expiry or used-by date.

➡️ Check for dent in canned foods: avoid buying swollen canned foods.

➡️ Do not buy cracked eggs.

I want to believe you have learnt something from this article. For questions and enquiry, do well to engage the comment section.
Thanks for your time, do well to like, comment, and share this post.

27/05/2023

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT EATING FRUITS AND VEGGIES, IT'S ABOUT EATING IT RIGHT.

6: *Make fruits and vegetables the star of your meal:* Instead of having a side of vegetables with your meal, make the vegetables the star of the show. Try having a grilled vegetable salad for lunch or a stir-fry for dinner.

7:*Make it easy to reach for fruits and vegetables:** Keep a bowl of fruit on your kitchen counter and a bag of vegetables in your fridge. This will make it easy to grab a healthy snack when you're hungry.

8: *Don't be afraid to experiment:** There are so many different fruits and vegetables out there, so don't be afraid to try new things. If you don't like the taste of something, try cooking it in a different way or adding it to a different dish.

9: **Buy in season.** Fruits and vegetables are typically cheaper when they're in season.

10: **Buy frozen fruits and vegetables:** Frozen fruits and vegetables are just as nutritious as fresh fruits and vegetables, and they can be a great option if you're on a budget.

11:**Grow your own fruits and vegetables:** If you have the space, growing your own fruits and vegetables can be a great way to save money and get fresh, healthy produce.

27/05/2023

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT EATING FRUITS AND VEGGIES, IT'S ABOUT EATING IT RIGHT.

6: *Make fruits and vegetables the star of your meal:* Instead of having a side of vegetables with your meal, make the vegetables the star of the show. Try having a grilled vegetable salad for lunch or a stir-fry for dinner.

7:*Make it easy to reach for fruits and vegetables:** Keep a bowl of fruit on your kitchen counter and a bag of vegetables in your fridge. This will make it easy to grab a healthy snack when you're hungry.

8: *Don't be afraid to experiment:** There are so many different fruits and vegetables out there, so don't be afraid to try new things. If you don't like the taste of something, try cooking it in a different way or adding it to a different dish.

9: **Buy in season.** Fruits and vegetables are typically cheaper when they're in season.

10: **Buy frozen fruits and vegetables:** Frozen fruits and vegetables are just as nutritious as fresh fruits and vegetables, and they can be a great option if you're on a budget.

11:**Grow your own fruits and vegetables:** If you have the space, growing your own fruits and vegetables can be a great way to save money and get fresh, healthy produce.

27/05/2023

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT EATING FRUITS AND VEGGIES, IT'S ABOUT EATING IT RIGHT.

It's no longer news that fruits and vegetables are food groups needed for optimum body performance. In nutrition, they are classified as protective foods as they help protect the body against germs and infection.

It is however important that to get enough dose of nutrients from these food groups, there are things that needed to be done. Below are some tips that you need to know about eating it right when it comes to fruits and vegetables.

1: *Store fruits and veggies in a cool and dry place:* Fruits and vegetables contain volatile compounds; exposure to extreme temperature causes nutrient depletion. Also, keeping fruits in moist place speed up its respiration rate and also predisposes it to microbial growth.
Hence, ensure you keep your fruits and vegetables away from moisture and heat.

2: *Eat a variety of colors:* Different coloured fruits and vegetables contain different nutrients such as lycopene found in tomato, lutein found in corn, zeaxanthin, alpha and beta carotene, and some other compounds.
These compounds help mop up free radical present in the body. Eating colored fruits and vegetables such as apple, pineapple, carrot, corn, strawberry, amaranth, and so on loads you with various compounds required for vitality.

3: *Eat whole fruits and vegetables whenever possible:* When you eat whole fruits and vegetables, you're getting all of the nutrients that the fruit or vegetable has to offer. Processed fruits and vegetables may have some of their nutrients removed.

4: *Cook your fruits and vegetables:* Cooking fruits and vegetables can make them easier to digest and can also make some nutrients more available to your body.

5: *Add fruits and vegetables to your meals and snacks:** Fruits and vegetables can be added to almost any meal or snack. Try adding sliced fruit to your cereal, yogurt, or oatmeal. Add chopped vegetables to your sandwiches, salads, or soups.

To be continued.

09/05/2023

GLUTEN SENSITIVE ENTEROPATHY ( Concluding Part)

Having talked about signs and symptoms of Celiac disease, it's necessary we discuss its dietary management. Having Celiac diesease doesn't mean receiving a death warrant, it means following a dietary lifestyle to keep the body active while we also eat our desired food.

In order to manage celiac disease, patients with this autoimmune reaction should eat gluten-free food and food products. Gluten-free cereals are cereals include rice, quinoa, millet, sorghum, and gluten-free oat.

In order to achieve this, knowledge of food labels is highly important. Do not go shopping 🛒🏧 without taking time to read food labels as food labels are communication channels between producers and consumers.

After confirming the expiry or used by date, the next thing you should confirm is allergy information then food ingredients.

Bottom line is that you can eat healthy even with celiac disease condition, all you need is lifestyle modification.

09/05/2023

GLUTEN SENSITIVE ENTEROPATHY.

Gluten sensitive enteropathy, also known as celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction to presence of gluten in the body. This occurs when foods containing gluten are consumed.

Gluten is a protein found in cereals like wheat, barley, rye, semolina, and some pasta. Because gluten serves as a binder, providing elasticity to dough, many food processing companies use gluten-containing cereals to make baked goods like bread, cookies and cakes, some pasta, and beer.

People suffering from celiac disease often experience discomfort after eating gluten-containing foods. This is because the body sees the gluten as a foreign substance, and in order to protect the body against attack, the immune system fights the gluten.

This brings about the following symptoms:

➡️ Anaemia

➡️ Bloating and constipation

➡️ Nausea and vomiting

➡️ Diarrhea

➡️ Fever

➡️ Headache and fatigue

➡️ Malnutrition as a result of nutrient malabsorption caused by damage to intestinal lining.

To know more about nutritional management of Celiac disease, follow me on my next post.

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