Concetti Chiave
- Snacks are light meals that can be easily prepared and are usually consumed between main meals or after physical activity.
- A variety of snacks can be made from locally available ingredients like potato chips, yam chips, and plantain chips.
- Snacks should be balanced, light, and easy to digest, complementing rather than replacing main meals.
- Chips are made by washing, peeling, slicing, seasoning, and frying plantain, yam, or potatoes until crisp.
- The preparation of bean-based snacks involves grinding beans into a paste, stirring to incorporate air, and frying with onions and spices.
Introduction to snacks
Snacks are easily cooked light meals.They are served in-between the three main meals or after a period of strenuous activity.
Different types bid snacks can be prepared from locally available food.
These include potato chips, yam chips, plantain chips, fried ripe plantain, sandwiches, etc.
Eating snacks is an healty habit for your body for different reasons:
1) Your level of energy will be the same for all the day so that you can feel not tired or hungry all of a sudden.
2) You will be focused and motivated for long hours because your blood glucose will be steady.
3) You, and not your instincts, will be in control of your body and that allows you to choose what activity to do and how productive you will be. Moreover, your workout will be more powerfull.
4) Your body temperature will be regulated so that you will feel good all the day and all the seasons because your hypothalamus will be active.
5) Your metabolism will function properly and your weight will be managed easily because your feeling of fullness will be more perceptible.
6) You will be sure that in a day you will assume all the macros and micros.
7) Your humour will be more manageable because you will be more able to think rationally.
8) They will allow you to know you and your body better because snacks are not mandatory for you, they can be necessary according to your lifestyle and everyday life. Whether you need more energy or not you are the one to manage it and provide for it.
Characteristics of snacks
To be considered as such, snacks should have this kind of characteristics.1) The snack should be balanced among proteins, carbs, fibres and fats.
2) It should be light and easy to digest in order to not ruin the main meal (usually lunch or dinner).
3) It should not be a substitute of the main meals of the day (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
4) Snacks should be served with suitable drinks (like water or juice or smoothies or tea).
Preparation of chips and beans
Chips can be prepared from green plantain, yam, potatoes, etc.
Procedure:
1) Wash and peel plantain ( yam or potatoes).
2) Slice thinly and season slightly with salt.
3) Fry in deep oil until it is crisp and light brown.
4) Drain in a clean basket or kitchen paper, leave to cool
5) Serve with joy.
On the other hand this is the recipe for the beans.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of beans (cowpea)
- 1 small onion
- vegetable oil
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste.
Procedure:
1) Pick the beans and wash to remove seed coats.
2) Grind into a very smooth paste.
3) Stir in a mortar using the pestle, adding a little water at a time. This incorporates air.
4) Continue stirring until mixture becomes light and fluffy.
5) Add chopped onions, pepper and salt to taste.
6) Fry in deep hot oil until golden brown then serve hot.
Domande da interrogazione
- What are the key characteristics of a well-prepared snack?
A well-prepared snack should be balanced, light, and easy to digest. It should not interfere with the consumption of main meals and should be served with suitable drinks.
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