I have gathered some ingredients for today's food photography. Cayenne pepper, carrot (green, red, and yellow), spring onions, ginger, chicken, green beans, garlic, tomatoes, etc. In Nigeria, these ingredients are mostly used to make one dish: fried rice.
For a long time, I have been looking for a way to eat canyeen pepper because of its antioxidants, which are especially beneficial for lowering blood pressure and helping the heart function better. The ingredients are freshly purchased. The tomatoes have been chilling in the refrigerator, and the chicken was also recently purchased.
Fried rice is one of the most nutritious foods ever created; it is perfectly balanced with fiber, protein, vitamins, and carbohydrates. However, it is expensive to prepare. Because of this, it is only eaten or cooked on occasion. Most of these ingredients are quite expensive, and the average Nigerian will not cook them on a daily basis, even if their diet is balanced.
Regular Nigerians will prepare the regular jollof rice or tomato stew rice, because it is cheaper and faster to prepare.
It is the first time these ingredients have been assembled and documented in photographic format. I prefer to cook light because deep cooking is stressful unless I have someone to help me, which I do this time.
One of the goals I have set for myself is to eat healthy, at least to the extent and cost that I can afford. Following a dietician's advice, especially if you are diabetic or have heart or kidney disease, is nearly impossible; in fact, most people don't. Many Nigerians eat poorly, sometimes unintentionally.
Unintentionally, because they are unaware that they should eat healthily in order to remain healthy. An average Nigerian who does not have any health problems will occasionally be careless about what they eat because they believe they are healthy. However, good health is overrated if a person does not make intentional efforts to keep their body healthy. I used to have a friend who ate sugar at the slightest provocation.
He is aware that sugar is extremely harmful, but he consumes it in excess because he believes he is healthy and that it will have no negative consequences. Some people are purposefully poor eaters, which means they are aware that they are eating unhealthy foods, but they do so because that is all they can afford.
Affordability is the most important indicator of healthy living.
Life is difficult, and we sometimes eat or wear items that we can only afford. For example, bread is not entirely healthy, but it is inexpensive, so it has become a staple and mainstay of most Nigerians' diets. It is not exactly cheap, but it is on the upper end of affordable.
Today, I offer you my culinary experience through the lens of my iPhone 12. The lighting was not great, so I used a light to improve it. The room was not well lit, but I thought I did a good job arranging things and getting some interesting shots from different angles. Plus, Jesus has risen. Death and Sin could not contain him. Seek him out today in prayer and supplication, so that where he is, you may also be.
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