What You Gain From Eating Puff Puff.

Puff puff is the name given to a popular snack in Nigeria that is made from a mixture of flour, yeast,

sugar and salt that is made into a dough and the deep fried. Spices like pepper, onions, nutmeg, etc. may be added.

Puff puff balls are easy to make, convenient, filling, yummy and cheap so they are very popular. They are also a part of small chops served at parties.

Considering the ingredients in puff puff, it is a snack or meal that one should not consume a lot of or consume regularly. Puff puffs are;

• High in calories.
• High in carbohydrates and sugars.
• Low in proteins.
• Low in fiber.
• Made with white flour which has gluten.
• Deficient in other beneficial nutrients like minerals, vitamins and other health promoting phytonutrients.
• Fried.

If you are planning a healthy diet, puff puff should be minimal or absent for the reasons above. Sometimes people skips meals and eat snacks including puff puff together with sugary drinks. It is not advisable to indulge in this pattern of eating regularly because it is not so health.

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