Preventing childhood obesity through diet using garri as healthy nutritious substitute.

Preventing childhood obesity: nutritional facts showing garri is the healthy meal substitute.

 According to World Health Organization. Global strategy on diet, physical activity, and health: childhood overweight and obesity. Childhood obesity has been called “one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century,” 

Obesity can affects every system in a child’s: body-heart and lungs, muscles and bones, kidneys and digestive tract, as well as the hormones that control blood sugar and puberty-and can also take a heavy social and emotional toll. 

 Obesity/overweight refers to a condition where there is an excessive accumulation of fat in the body. It is a complex chronic disease with several causes and predisposing factors. Obesity also refers to having an excessive body mass. A body mass index of 30 or above is considered obese while an index above 40 is considered severe. Childhood obesity is measured using growth charts. 

 Causes of obesity.The common cause is fast foods loaded with sugar, highly processed and deep fried with unhealthy oils. Sugar in almost all food sources like drinks, cereals, juices have also been highlighted as a major cause of obesity. 

 Cereals, finger foods, chips, carbonated drinks are just some examples of foods/drinks commonly consumed daily that contribute to childhood obesity. Regulating diet alongside exercise is a way to curb childhood obesity. Cereals made from garri can be a healthy substitute to the common cereals made from corn and other sources. Garri is a functional food rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber and low in fat. The fiber in the garri has the advantage of helping regulate weight,read more. 

 Echbee Foods makes nutritious cereals from garri, these are wholesome and nutritious. The Cassava flakes can be eaten as cereal or as snacks. Echbee Foods also use garri to make bread, cakes and finger foods increasing the advantages of using garri as a substitute. 

Garri nutrition can be increased by adding vegetables and other plant proteins to make chips, biscuits, cakes and so much more.

IMAGES OF GARRI.

 IMAGES OF GARRI.

Garri can be used to make nutritious food and snacks.

Garri cookies

Garri cakes

Garri puff-puff

Garri chocoballs.

Echbee Foods: turning yellow garri to nutritious cassava flakes and wholesome food.

 

Hey there! I'm Dr Echbee, and I make great-tasting, nutritious yellow garri snacks.I want to tell you a little bit more about why they're so good—and how they're made. 

 First, let me tell you what my ingredients are. They're all natural and wholesome: yellow garri is the base of my snack, and it has been traditionally consumed in Africa for centuries. I grind the garri into a paste before adding other ingredients to make it healthy and wholesome. 

The result? Yellow garri is rich in protein, contains no cholesterol or trans fat, and has no preservatives. 

 Next, let me tell you about the method by which I make my snacks: I turn yellow garri to cassava flakes that way, when you eat one of these delicious snacks, it's like eating an actual cereal! 

 And finally: Why should you follow me on Instagram? Because I want to show off how much fun it can be making your own healthy snack out of yellow garri! Post pics of your creations on there so that people can see what it looks

Garri project: How to turn garri to delicious bread.

How to turn garri to bread.    Echbee foods is poised to show the potential of yellow garri by unveiling opportunities in the value chain.  Garri can be branded and packaged for export.

Echbee foods uses garri to make bread....

Garri mix

Mixed to dough

cover dough for few minutes.

cut dough to desired sizes.

set dough in oven

Delicious bread.

How to make delicious garri snacks.

 Garri snacks.

Garri snacks.

Cassava commonly processed into garri has become a universal currency as many countries are now into trading. Garri not only suitable as food but can be used to produce finger-foods. Garri chops available courtesy ECHBEE FOODS.

These chops comes with beef or fish filling, so next time you are having a party just awe your guests with these delicacies. 

The chops can be served with or without sauce and its suitable for picnics, children school lunch, office party,weddings and any other celebration .


 The chops can be ordered ready to eat or you can buy the packaged chops (raw) and prepare at your convenience.

  Garri snacks.

How to turn garri to delicious bread.

 Echbee foods is using garri to make bread, cereals and other finger foods. Echbee Garri bread comes in 3 varieties: the garri-sardine bread, the garri-butter bread and garri- chocolate bread.

The Echbee Garri burger bread is suitable for breakfast meetings, picnic, weddings and as snack  during football matches or game nights.

Garri mix

         Garri dough.                                                    cover dough for few minutes.

                                 

 cut dough in desired portions.                                                                  

                                                                Bake and delicious garri bread is ready.

 Echbee foods uses garri as the main ingredient, no flour. Echbee foods  uses garri to make nutritious bread and other foods.  No flour, baking powder or artificial sweeteners. Echbee Foods replacing garri in the confectionery industry, changing the garri narrative.

 Order your pack today.

#garri-bread

Echbee Foods: Garri Kitchen TV

 

Echbee Foods is changing the narrative when it comes to how to eat garri . Echbee Foods has a wide array of nutritious meals, snacks , smoothies and drinks these will be showcased on a television programme.

These recipes are new and fresh, new products can also be developed and adopted easily, join me as i walk you through the Garri Republic.

Thinking of #product development using #garri? thinking of #food security? thinking of #healthy nutritious meals? Tired of #drinking garri? then tune in and learn.

HOW ECHBEE FOODS IS TURNING GARRI TO EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCTS.

 Echbee Foods, turning ordinary garri to extraordinary products. We are building a garri empire one recipe at a time providing nutritious food for children, empowering women and ensuring food security.

HOW ECHBEE FOODS IS USING GARRI TO MAKE EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCTS.

  Why garri? why not?  There is no home in Africa where garri is not on the menu at least twice a day, crunch the numbers and see the possibilities. If a larger % of the population eat garri, the cassava is here in the country, processing is done here then there is a market, a perpetual market.

 Introduction of garri to people is not necessary the catch here is to show how ordinary garri can be nutritious and affordable. Garri is easily accessible, affordable and a larger portion of the population are accustomed to the food.

ECHBEE FOODS CREATING DELICIOUS PRODUCTS USING GARRI.

Echbee foods thus decided to fortify what was already common in most homes to achieve our purpose of balanced meal with garri. Garri which is the most common by -product is food for over 800 million people in the world, thus fortifying the garri to produce a highly nutritious cereal can generate over 120 billion naira as revenue. 

  Welcome to the garri empire, a world of possibilities. We are changing the way people eat garri, one recipe at a time.

 The signature product of Echbee foods is our cassava flakes, which can be a snack or cereal.

Echbee cassava flakes as a snack.

Echbee flakes  as a cereal.