CULTURAL CONTEXT:

AMERICAN FOOD

• Most Americans don't eat for survival
• Foods are usually filled with sugar and fat - adding non essential calories
• American diets typically consist of mostly carbs (because they taste good)
• Because of unhealthy eating, america faces an obesity epidemic
• Nutritional value of popular foods is considered poor

POPULAR FOOD CONSUMED IN AMERICA

BIG MAC

• Calories: 530
• Carbs:47g
• Fat: 27g

PAPA JOHNS PIZZA

• One slice
• Calories:290
• Carbs: 26g
• Fat: 15g

OLIVE GARDEN PASTA

• Calories: 860
• Carbs: 99g
• Fat: .5g

FACTS

• On average Americans consume 3500 cals a day
• To survive a person needs around 1000 calories
• Nigerians eat on average 1900 calories a day
• Other than the calorie difference, nigerian foods a more nutritious.

COMMON NIGERIAN FOODS

KILISHI

• Meat thinly cut and spread to dry
• Calories: 552
• Carbs:43g
• Fat: 18g
• A serving is 10oz

SUYA

• Peanuts and pepper mixed with meat
• Calories:334
• Carbs: 3.1g
• Fat: 18.9g

CORN SORGHUM MILLET

• Calories: 207
• Carbs:41.2
• Fats:1.7g

CONCLUSION

• Nigerians foods are more nutritous than american foods
• Nigerians eat to live - americans live to eat
• Nigerians value protien to keep strength
• Carbs are valued more for daily energy
• Nigerian dishes mainly consist of vegetables and meat

CORRELATION TO THE BOOK

• Okonkwo and the village value yams
• Yams are easy to grow on african land
• Yams consist of essential carbs for energy (42g)
• Yams are low in fat (.3)
• Alcohol such as palm wine is polular. Eating is essential to cermonies.

OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION

• Ceremonies arent complete without a meal
• Alcohol is popular at celebrations
• Its rude to not eat at a gathering
• Dirty to eat a meal with left hand
• Foods are mostly eaten by hand

COMMON CEREMONIAL FOODS

• Kola nut
• Palm wine
• Isu - boiled yams
• Stew- yams and other veggies
• Jollof rice

SOURCES

• All nutrition information from caloriecount.com
• http://www.food.com/topic/nigerian
• http://jonesarchive.siu.edu/?page_id=366