While this is labeled a diet, it really is not a typical “diet”, where you cut calories or do anything extreme. All its doing is changing the way you eat. When I moved to East Africa from the States, my diet completely changed and for the better.
In the west we are all concerned about the food pyramid, over the years we have seen some changes to it. What I have learnt is the food pyramid can be revamped. This is how the food pyramid is compared to the Afri-Diet.
Figure 1: USDA Food Pyramid Figure 2: Afri-Diet
What do you notice? Instead of focusing on grains like the food pyramid does (in the western world corn is king) the afri-diet focuses on vegetables and fruits being the most important item in our diets. Vegetables and fruits make up 50% of what you eat followed by beans,tuber, grains at 30% and finally meats,dairy,oils at 20% of your diet. Its all about fresh foods pushing away from “box” type products. I’ve provided you with a sample afri-diet meal to revamp your health! There are so many varieties to choose from so I will be putting up different daily meals for you to see.
Monday:
Breakfast
- 2 slices of watermelon
- 2 slices of papaya
- one banana
- 2 slices of pineapple
- Green Tea
Lunch
- Brown Beans
- Mushroom and peas
- Plantains (non-fried)
- Rice
Dinner
- Broccoli, carrots with beef stew
- (Try not to eat carbs at night)
Snacks: Eat nuts, fresh fruit, or yogurt.
As you can see it’s a full meal it’s all about eating fresh! For beginners: I don’t want you to even focus on portions, just completely take out non-fresh items. Do this for a week. Then begin to look at your portions; I’ll give you some tips later on.
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