Gari and Beans "THE BELITTLED GHANAIAN MEAL THAT IS MOST BALANCED"

  IT TIME TO EAT GHANA MADE IN GHANA MEALS

There are many delicacies you might want to consume as a Ghanaian. The country suddenly and recently plunged into the junk diet habit, because formally, our diet wasn't soo. There are many local meals in Ghana and our cooks are very outstanding. you might want to try some dishes already. 

WHAT DO I MEAN
There is this popularly consumed meal in Ghana and we don't really hear much about it nowadays.

Some call it Red Red, some call it Gari and Beans, some call it Gobe among-st others. 

it will shock you to know that, this meal is actually one of the best balanced meals you can have in the country. 

It is originated from the Togo land and very popular among-st the Ewes and Volta lands.

The best tribe to prepare this meal is the Ewes, because it originated from there however SOME WOMEN FROM other tribes do prepare them well also.

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Due to food advancement, the meals are sometimes seen well garnished with stew, fruits and vegetables.

The high class of people who consume this meals are school children followed by casual workers and soo on.

MaleS eat this dish more than females

The decoded myth
Most people especially females do not really like this meals with the complain that, the dish triggers lot of flatulence. This is not a hoax but it doesn't happen to all persons.         

SOO WHAT IS PECULIAR ABOUT THIS MEAL
First let take a look at the main ingredient for this meal.

the most common ingredient are
cowpeas(beans)
palm Oil
gari(roast cassava grates)

Remember in your science days at school about balance diet

"a balance diet contains all the six main food nutrient in their right proportion, ie vitamins, carbohydrate, mineral salt, fats and oil, water and proteins." 

Cowpeas this tiny black eyed beans is what most people use in making this amazing meal. Looking for one  of the finest protein in town, this beans contains it all. it also contain lot of fibers and vitamins that helps the body a lot. Children who take this kind of beans have good developing physic and are very vigorous. take a look at the nutritional fact fact below

PALM OIL This oil is actually one of the best oils you can think of. It far better than the most soo called refined cholesterol free oils. The red nature tells what is contains, it enriched with lots of vitamin A, which is an essential  vitamin for the eye sight, you could see it clearly among children who feed a lot on this meals. Their eye sight function really well than children who feed mostly on junk meals. Palm oil contains not only

palm oil nutritional facts

Vitamin, it hidden benefit are worth consuming all the time. 2 to 3 spoons a day can supply your bodys daily vitamin A and lips.

Gari(roasted cassava grates)

cassava is well known to provide carbohydrates and energy, but don't be surprise about the iron content hidden unexplored in this root crop. Cassava is one of the most cultivated root crop in Africa including Ghana and is consumed for it carbohydrates benefits.

occasional you may find GARI & BEANS garnished with fruits like pear and some vegetables, however even without this complement, the food is still balanced wit it three main ingredient. check the nutritional facts about cassava below.



Don't open your mouth yet, this suddenly ignored Ghanaian dish contains soo much essentials than you can ever think off, exploring further the nutritional fact of the ingredient and beyond will shock you the more.  

CONCLUSION

Looking deeper and going back to our roots, you would bear with me that indeed we are gradually loosing our gold for the stones, it time to eat our meals and cherish our locally made dishes, "Gobi" which we popularly call it, is an amazing dish we should take a close look at once again. Next time you pass by the road side take a seat by the neat food vendor and lick the spoons.