AKARA AND WEIGHT LOSS

Akara is one of our Naija foods. It is made from beans mainly, then little bit of tomatoes, pepper, onions and other things which you might want to add.

Should you omit akara from our diet when losing weight? You would find the answer below:

Here is the nutritional information for akara:

Each ball of akara contains approximately 50 calories, but that is if you add just the basic things mentioned above.

Of the 50 calories,
Fat makes up just 5 calories: however this might vary as the amount of choloestorol contained depends on the kind of oil you used to fry it. If you use the cholesterol free ones, then you have no cholesterol in it.

Protein makes up 25 calories, which is good for weight loss.

Fiber:10 calories

Sugars: 4 calories

Other element make up the remaining 6 calories.

So like i said in the beginning, each ball of akara contains about 50 calories. It is also very high in protein content, high in fiber content, and has low fat, except of course you are using the non-cholesterol free oil.

Therefore, akara is a good meal for those who want to lose weight!