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ICONIC FOODS OF GHANA

Welcome to our new series:  ICONIC GHANAIAN FOODS - IGFs .  As we celebrate the 60th independent anniversary of our great and beloved nation, I think it's important now more than ever to get reacquainted with those beautiful iconic foods that are being gradually replaced by noodles, pizza and other foreign dishes . Our foods are as beautiful as our culture; rich,vibrant, colourful, varied, highly nutritious and delicious. Food is an important part of our culture and our history. It symbolises who we are as a people and has the ability to bring people together in unity. For instance, the Homowo festival celebrated by the people of the Ga tradditional area, Yam festival which is celebrated by most ethnic groups in the northern regions,  Ngmayem Festival ( Krobo), kundum festival of the Ahanta or Nzema people are all food festivals commemorated to thank God for bumper harvests and signifies that these foods can now be consumed eg. new yams. The be...
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Food is life, food is medicine, food give energy and we all need food to survive. We wouldn't exist without food but too much or too little of it becomes a problem. Finding the right balance in order to achieve  optimum dietary and nutritional intake is very difficult but achievable.  I am a firm believer that food should be savoured and enjoyed and I don't believe in the concept of calorie counting and FAD dieting but rather, knowing the right balance i.e the right quantity of food, the mix and how much food should come from what food group in order to get the best from our food and for our bodies to make the most out of the food we eat. Truth be told, Junk is delicious but can be deadly . I was one of those who never gave thoughts to what I ate; If food looked nice,smelled delicious and tasted good,then why not eat it? It was not until I was diagnosed with IBS in 2014, that I decided to take a second look at how well I take care of myself an...
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