NUTRITION IN HEALTH

Before (3 to 4 years ago) Hello friends!! My Name is Chisom (some call me Queen-B). I am a certified Nutritionist and want to share my weight journey to encourage someone. Rome was never built in a day, so was mine. In short, I even cried some days over my weight praying for a miracle (imagine a testimony of sleeping and waking up to the disappearance of my excessive body fats, haahahaha) Before you read further, feed your eyes with a before & after pix of ME (Don't laugh 😋😊).                 People never believe that I was once on the very big side. When I preach about the importance of healthy eating/ fitness, they look at me with badddd eyes that I am not in their shoes until they see past pic of me.              I come from a pedigree of huge body frame, easiness to lay up fats frosted with big bones. This means if I am not careful to NURTURE what my body grows into, GENETIC ...

Hi friends,      HAPPY NEW MONTH (tempted to say HAPPY NEW YEAR! lol because January seemed like a year). Hope we are setting our goal right and working hard to achieve them? Remember: NO PAIN,NO GAIN!! Today's post is on smoothies. A classic smoothie should supply us with variety of nutrients (meaning not just centered on fruits). Veggies, healthy fats like avocado, olive oil, peanuts, almonds e.t.c, proteins like soy-milk, cow milk, protein powder as well as herbs like garlic, ginger, parsley e.t.c are constituents of a good smoothie to help nourish your skin. They are enjoyed as: in between meal snacks eaten with portioned meals pre and post work out drinks. mock-tails against the overly sweetened beverages.  They are inexpensive to make because you don't need to use all a whole bunch of banana or whatever fruit for an on-spot smoothie (excess fruits in one sitting can lead to weight gain and defies healthy eating!!). PINEAPPLE SUNSHI...