I really do love ginger, can’t do without it in my home and most especially in my food. There’s always either fresh ginger in my freezer, (wrapped tightly in a freezer bag), or bottled ginger in my fridge or...

With Sickle Cell, it is important to eat a well balanced diet, meaning, your vegetables and fruits.  People with Sickle Cell tend to have iron deficiency. I have tried to compile a list of food that is good for...

While tripe seems like an unconventional choice compared to more common diet staples like chicken breast, drumsticks, wings, lamb, steak etc…  it’s worth adding to your diet. Tripe is relatively low in calories, it serves as a source of...

As someone who suffers with Sickle Cell, I try as much as I can to keep hydrated during the day but most especially when I wake up in the morning.   Dehydration can make the blood to sickle because...

Who would have thought that Okra is very good for people with Sickle Cell?  Yes it is! It is also referred to as ‘lady’s fingers’ or ‘gumbo’. The rich fibre and mucous like content in the Okra pods helps...

This leafy green is another ‘super food’ and classified as one of the world’s healthiest food, loaded with nutrients and has small calories, so good to eat. It is rich in iron, contains protein, minerals and vitamins (A, B1,...

Kale is described as being of the cabbage family. It is quite hard raw, compared to spinach that you can have as a salad. In some food circles, it is called a super food. Kale is low in calories...

If like me you grew up in the African continent as a child, and one of your parents was African, you would have had the pleasure of eating yam. I found out while researching about Yam, that Nigeria is...