QUEEN VICTORIA'S TAPIOCA SEEDS BREAKFAST

 by: MisS VictoriA DaviD

It is not just the porridge or cereals that is eaten as a breakfast meal on the table. Cooked tapioca seeds blended with basic ingredients is a palatable meal too!

Tapioca is a staple food in some regions and is used as food additives. It contains nutrients such as protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre that are essential to our body cells and tissues development.

Ingredients:

• 7 dessert spoons of Tapioca Seeds
• 1 dessert spoon ground rice
• 2 dessert spoons of milk powder
• 1 dessert spoon mixed fruit
• 5 dried dates
• 1 dessert spoon of sunflower seeds, ground
• 1 dessert spoon of pumpkin seeds, ground
• 1 medium-sized banana, sliced
• 1 small-sized apple, sliced

Cooking Procedure:

1. Mix the Tapioca, ground rice and milk powder well in a sauce pan. Add enough water to about half an inch above the mixture.
2. Cook on a moderate heat.
3. Bring to the boil. Stirring all the time. (To avoid burning)
4. Add the mixed fruit and dates. Adjust the heat to low. Cook for 1 minute. Stirring occasionally.
5. Add the ground seeds. Mix it well. Cook it for another 90- 120 seconds on a low heat. Check the consistency and add more water, if needed.
6. Serve in bowls with the fruits on top.

WHERE'S MY SOYA MILK?

by: MisS VictoriA DaviD

 

Milk, like in many countries is commonly use in preparing oatmeal, mixing with cereals and an alternative for purified drinking water (beverage). It provides the primary source of nutrition such as: significant amounts of saturated fat, protein and calcium as well as vitamin C for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food and for adults, too. It is processed in four methods such as:

• Raw (a process that doesn’t use heat before use or in its most natural state).
• Pasteurization (works by heating milk to a specific temperature for a set period of time).
• Microfiltration (a process produces better tasting milk that stays fresher, longer).
• Sterilization (a process subject to a specific temperature or using UHT known as, Ultra High Temperature).

Animal’s milk is first known to have been used as human food at the beginning of animal domestication and is extracted in two types: liquid and powder. It contains a number of nutrients, either naturally or through fortification process, such as: mg (milligram) of calcium that is good for muscle contraction, blood vessel expansion and contraction, secretion of hormones and enzymes, and transmitting impulses throughout the nervous system and grams of protein that supports the growing of muscles, hair, nails, skin and internal organs. Though it contains a number of nutrients for our own health it is still not for everybody. A person who has a lactose intolerance condition may suffer an unpleasant abdominal pains including stomach cramps, flatulence and diarrhea.

Like animal’s milk, soya milk is nutritionally close to cow’s milk. Soya milk can be made from whole soybeans or full-fat soy flour and is commonly available in vanilla and chocolate flavour as well as its original unflavoured form. It contains little saturated fat, vitamin E and no cholesterol, thus, is safe for people with lactose intolerance or milk allergy and a preferences for vegans too. However, in 2008, a study found that men who consume an average of half a portion of soy products per day are more likely to have a lower concentration of sperm.

Milk, in any forms can be beneficial as it contains nutrients for our healthy lifestyle as long as it is processed in a nontoxic method.