Nutrition

Chicken cheese salad

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5 years ago

September 25, 2021

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Chicken cheese salad is the ultimate recipe for all the fitness freaks. It has loads of protein in the form of chicken and cheese. Also, it has healthy carbs because it’s full of veggies. You don’t need to eat those boring salads when you have something so interesting, colourful, and delicious to eat. Ignore the fact that healthy is boring and try out this recipe. You would feel that instant cheese melts in your mouth with the goodness of veggies and chicken.

Ingredients

– 150 grammes boiled,cut into strips chicken breasts

– 50 grammes plain greek yoghurt

– 2 green olives

– 1 tablespoonful chopped spring onions

– 1/4 cup chopped baby lettuce

– Black pepper as required

– Chilli flakes as required

– 1/4 tablespoonful lemon juice

– 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

– 3 black olives

– 3 sliced cherry tomatoes

– 1/4 cup chopped onion

– Salt as required

– Oregano as required

– 2 tablespoonfuls extra virgin olive oil

Step 1: Grill the chicken breast

Heat oil in a grilling pan and add boiled chicken breast pieces to it. Turn the breast when it gets cooked from one side. The pieces should turn light golden brown in colour. Transfer the grilled pieces to a plate.

Step 2: Prepare the dressing for the salad

In a bowl, take green olives, black olives, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and yoghurt. Stir continuously to mix all the ingredients well. Then add 1/4 tablespoonful olive oil and lemon juice. Mix it again.

Step: 3 Add in the grilled chicken pieces

Now, to the bowl add the grilled chicken pieces. Then add salt and pepper as per your taste. Toss the grilled chicken pieces in the dressing. Sprinkle some spring onions on the top and keep the bowl aside.

Step 4: Melt cheese for the salad

In a bowl, take grated parmesan cheese and melt it in the oven. Once done, pour the cheese on the chicken salad.

Step 5: Ready to serve

Your salad is almost ready. For seasoning, add chilli flakes and oregano on the top.

Source; recipes.timesofindia.com

Health benefits of cheese

-Cheese prevents osteoporosis

-Cheese is the best dietary source for calcium

-Cheese can reverse hypertension by lowering blood pressure

-Cheese benefits the immune system

-Cancer prevention

-Healthy bones

-Healthy heart

-Improves brain function

-Boosts immunity

-It provides strong teeth

Source; livelyrun.com

Nutrition

Can Ghana feed its people well? Building a nutrition-sensitive food system

Published

4 days ago

August 29, 2026

WeeklySpectator

When we talk about nutrition in Ghana, the conversation often focuses on individual choices: eat more vegetables, reduce sugar and salt, drink more water and exercise regularly.

These messages are important, but they tell only part of the story. Good nutrition is not just a personal responsibility; it is also a food-system issue.

What Ghanaians eat is influenced by what farmers produce, what food costs, how it is processed and marketed, what is served in schools, and what information consumers receive.

Ghana has the agricultural capacity to produce a wide variety of nutritious foods, including vegetables, fruits, legumes, fish, eggs, roots and tubers. Yet production alone is not enough. Poor storage, transportation challenges and weak market access mean that an estimated 30 per cent of food in Ghana can spoil before reaching consumers or retailers, according to a 2025 study by the International Growth Centre. The losses are particularly significant for fruits and vegetables, reducing both farmers’ incomes and the availability of nutritious foods. This is where policy becomes important.

Agricultural policies should consider not only how much food Ghana produces, but also whether that food contributes to healthy diets. Greater support for diverse crops, local vegetables, fruits and legumes could strengthen both agriculture and nutrition.

The food-processing industry has a role as well. Processing can reduce food waste, improve convenience and create new markets for local produce. But greater attention should be paid to the nutritional quality of processed foods, particularly those high in salt, added sugar and unhealthy fats.

Public education must also become more practical. Telling people to “eat healthy” is not enough when nutritious foods may be unaffordable or unavailable. Consumers need information, but they also need a food environment that makes healthier choices realistic.

Good nutrition begins on the farm, continues through the market and food industry, reaches the school and household, and ultimately ends on the plate.

What is needed is greater coordination.

A successful nutrition strategy should connect agricultural production with health objectives, school feeding with local agriculture, food processing with nutritional quality, and public education with the realities of household income and food prices.

The ultimate goal is not simply to produce more food.

It is to ensure that Ghanaians have reliable access to safe, affordable and nutritious food throughout their lives.

Feature Article by Women, Media and Change

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