Choices! What will it be? #12

It is surprising how a seed so tiny could have so many qualities that are beneficial to the human system.

It’s small but mighty. There are so many things you can produce out of groundnut.
You can snack on it, fried, boiled, and roasted alone or accompanied by a biscuit. It can also be used to produce what we call ose oji in the eastern part of Nigeria(popularly known as peanut butter).

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It can be ground together with a soybean mixture to make the perfect soybean powder.

The sweetest combination is taking it with soaked garri(fermented cassava)

Enough with the chit-chat before I get carried away. Let’s get down to the main business of the day.

As a young secondary student, during Agriculture studies, groundnut was one the easiest crops I could pronounce its botanical name (Arachis hypogea) without breaking out in a sweat whenever the course teacher calls me up to answer his questions. It is part of the legume family and one of them that contains the richest nutrients, especially protein, and fat.

Did you know that groundnuts are highly packed with protein and fat. They also contain large quantities of calories.

Benefits of groundnuts

• Highly recommended for people with diabetes. Groundnuts are low in carbs, and high in fats, proteins, and fiber, a perfect combination for diabetic patients.
• You'll be surprised that with the high rate of fat on calories found in ground nuts, it actually helps in weight loss. It fills one up faster than usual snacks. It contains fibre is one of the catalysts that help in weight loss.
• Groundnut contains important nutrients that help the heart functions properly such as Magnesium, Niacin, Copper, etc, and also help the heart fight against unwanted diseases.
• It promotes good and smooth skin. If you want smooth skin without adding chemicals to your cream, you can easily grind ground into a paste and mix it properly for your cream. It will make your skin smoother, and fresher, and protect it against sunburn.
• Good for the hair. With all the nutrients that groundnuts contain it is good for the hair, especially African hair. Grind until it is a paste, apply, and massage your scalp with it for a few days. The oil will make your hair healthy, and thinner, prevent hair breakage, and restore your hair.

Despite having so many benefits, it also hurts individuals.

• It is dangerous for people allergic to nuts, Ihe reaction is severe. It could cause swelling of the face, and mouth, dizziness, irritation, throwing up, fainting, and could even lead to death if not handled swiftly.
• Too much consumption can cause aflatoxin poisoning. Systoms are synonymous with the loss of appetite, and discoloration in the eyes to a yellow color. Aflatoxin poisoning if not treated quickly can be a risk to your liver.

One of my favorite way of eating groundnuts is to coat them with flour and make a peanut burger.

How to prepare a peanut burger

3 cups of groundnuts.
1/2 cup of sugar
Pinch of salt
2 eggs
1/2 spoonful of milk flavor.
1/2 spoon of vanilla flavor
Oil to fry
5 cups of flour

• Pick the groundnut for stones and dirt
• Mix sugar, salt, and egg. Whisk until very gummy.
• Mix the dry flavor(vanilla and milk) with the flour.
• Gradually sprinkle the liquid mixture on the groundnuts, mix, and blend everything.
• Sprinkle flour on the mixture till it blends with the groundnuts too.
• Do this until it is fully coated as you like then fry until golden brown.
• Allow to cool.
• Your peanut burger is ready. Serve with a chilled drink

What are you waiting for? Go get yourself some groundnuts.

I invite @martha-okechukwu and @beautyfair to participate in this contest