PERFECT NUTRITION

WHEN FAT IS HEALTHY

To so many people, FAT is bad news and they don’t want to have anything to do with it’s the types of fat you eat that really matter. Bad fats increase cholesterol and your risk of certain diseases, while good fats protect your heart and support overall health.

Despite what you may have been told, fat isn’t always the bad guy in the waistline wars. Bad fats, such as saturated fats and trans fats, are guilty of the unhealthy things all fats have been blamed for—weight gain, clogged arteries, and so forth. The fact about fat is that good fats such as the monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, and omega-3s have the opposite effect.
And healthy fats play a huge role in helping you manage your moods, stay on top of your mental game, fight fatigue, and even control your weight.
The answer isn’t cutting out the fat—it’s learning to make healthy choices and to replace bad fats with good ones that promote health and well-being.

Types of dietary fat: Good fats vs. bad fats

 

Types of dietary fat: Good fats vs. bad fats GOOD FATS Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat Olive oil Canola oil Sunflower oil Peanut oil Sesame oil Avocados Olives Nuts (almonds, peanuts, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, cashews) Peanut butter Soybean oil Corn oil Safflower oil Walnuts Sunflower, sesame, and pumpkin seeds Flaxseed Fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, trout, sardines) Soymilk Tofu

BIG SISTER'S KITCHEN with STAR ACTRESS ADAORA UKOH

Guess who is in the kitchen? Star actress and couturier, Adaora Ukoh. She's in the kitchen preparing Edikaikong Soup. The soup is mostly used as sauce for eating fufu, the most popular staple food in among the Soup East people of Nigeria, West Africa.
RECIPE FOR EDIKANGIKONG SOUP

Ingredients:

Edikaikong Soup (Serves Four) (1) Ugu Leaves (subsitute Spinach) -- 2 Heads (2 standard Packages of Spinach) (2) Waterleaf -- 2 Heads (3) Crayfish -- 1 Cup (4) Dried Fish -- 1 Medium (5) Giant Snails (escargo) -- 4 (6) Beef or Goat Meat -- 1.5lbs (7) Kpomo* -- 1 lb (8) Palm Oil -- 1.5 cups (9) Onions -- 1 Whole Large (10) Pepper -- 6 to 10 fresh hot or to taste (11) Seasoning -- 1 or 2 cubes of beef stock (12) Salt -- about 2 teaspoons (use discretion)

Preparation: If necessary wash the ugu leaves. Pluck the leaves from the stem. Discard the stems. Collate and chop the leaves into thin (1/4 inch) slices. Set aside. Do same with water leaves. Blend crayfish into coarse powder using electric grinder. If african giant snails are available prepare them by cleaning the meat by rubbing with lemon or soaking and massaging in vineger until all slime is gone and meat is gritty to the touch. Canned escargo is a poor substitute for african giant snails. another substitute for snail may be scallops or any other sea mullusk. However, if any of these are not available, this part of the recipe may be omitted altogether. Break up the dried fish in a bowl pour in boiling water, add about 2 spoon heaps of salt. Wash the fish in the hot salt water to remove sand and other dirt. Remove fish from salt water and set aside. Grind peppers to a paste. Set aside. *Traditionally, kpomo or hide of beef, is also added when preparing Edikaikong soup. The Cooking: In a medium sized covered pot, bring all meats (beef, kpomo) but not snails to steam without adding water. Add beef stock seasoning, 1/4 cup of water and salt, and cook till meat is tender (5 to 15 minutes). Add water leaves to meat and beef stock. Stir. Add the crayfish, stir and let boil until most liquid in the pot evaporates. Add the snails at this stage so that it will cook just right. Over-cooked snails are leathery, cooked just right, the snails are crunchy and easy to chew. Add pepper and salt. Stir. Add the ugu or spinach, stir and allow to boil over (about one minute). Add the palm oil, stir and let boil for five more minutes. Turn off heat and serve. Should be able to feed four adults. African soups are mostly used to eat fufu, eba, wheat or sermovita  .

JPKINGDOM SPOT THE CURVY CAMPAIGN 3 LUCKY WINNERS.

After weeks of running the ‘SPOT THE CURVY CAMPAIGN’ by JPKingdom.com, we are glad to announce the three lucky winners of the competition. They are JENNIFER CHIANUGO, CHIOMA IHEME and FOLAKEMI OLUYINKA. Special thanks to everyone one who mailed in their pictures. You are all winners after all.

 

Chioma

 

Folakemi

 

Jennifer

 The winners will be given free items every month for a year from JPKINGDOM in their size, invites to the JPK’s black strictly by IV Masquerade Ball at Terrakulture on the 8th June,2012.

 

Courtesy JPKingdom, BIG SISTER Magazine for fans of JPKingdom.com’s Black and White Masquerade Ball coming up on the 8th of June. I.V. admits one and we want our Curvy Sisters present in Black & White theme.

JPKINGDOM.COM'S BRAND MANAGER, ADESOLA AKINDELE TALKS ON BRAND'S PROSPECTS

For some weeks now, Big Sister Magazine has been running a competition called 'SPOT THE CURVY CAMPAIGNE’ on our social networks for the plus size sisters, courtesy JPKINGDOM.COM. Recently, we engaged Adesola Akindele (brand M.D./Head Business Development and Marketing, UK/Nigeria) in an interview and she told us more about the brand and upcoming launch. Enjoy the excerpts below:

 
Adesola Akindele

BSM: Tell us more about JPKINGDOM

ANSWER: JPKINGDOM offers longed before fashion therapy to plus size, our target audience in Nigeria, from ages 18-45. Their chic website offers from size 16 to 32 clothing options such as shape wear, casual wear, jeans, work wear, occasion wear and feature some Nigerian designers too.  Curvies can shop online with their secured GTPay platform or into their GTbank account with domestic delivery options and a pickup service at our head office available on request. As we will be the first plus size online retail store, we intend to connect with our target audience (for existing customers only and curvies registered on our mailing list) with a month private event sales.

BSM: What inspired you to get into plus size clothing?

ANSWER: JPKINGDOM stemmed for a curvy who got frustrated while shopping in Nigeria for clothes.She formed the name as a tribute to her late father who called all his daughters princesses, hence the name James Princess. She wants Curvies to feel great and trendy. Curvies make their own trend by expressing their bold personalities. JPKingdom will help them match their ward rope to their personalities.

BSM: What are the extra benefits for the curvy sisters?

ANSWER: No more hunting anywhere and everywhere. Find it all in JPKINGDOM. No more embarrassing visits to clothes stores. Find your size on JPKINGDOM. No more hiding behind unflattering lumps of fabrics, show it off with JPKINGDOM, that is where the CURVIES RULE!

BSM:  Who are the brains behind JPKINGDOM?

ANSWER:The JPKINGDOM team members are;
Temi ABS-Owo (C.E.O. JPKINGDOM UK/Nigeria)
Adesola Akindele (M.D./Head Business Development and Marketing, UK/Nigeria)
Ololade Aladesanmi (COO JPKINGDOM Nigeria)
Aisha Saidu (Sales Manager JPKINGDOM Nigeria)

BSM:  What are your plans towards the launch of JPKINGDOM?

ANSWER:The Launch Events is as follows:
Press Conference/ 1^st June 2012, @Protea, Ikeja.
Fashion editors, bloggers and TV coverage JPKINGDOM
Private Masquerade Ball/ 8^th June, 2012 @ Terrakulture
Black and White launch party. Website will be live be a runway show to go with the Black and White theme.
Public Launch Event /9^th of June, 2012 @ Silverbird Gallery
3 hours full of activities including a plus size draw, on ground PC’ for people to view the website, brand wall for pictures to be taken. Guest performance by Davido who will close the event.

 
BSM:.  What’s the idea behind 'SPOT THE CURVY CAMPAIGNE?

ANSWER:'SPOT THE CURVY CAMPAIGNE’ is a competition, that has been running for quit some time now, where we have partnered with BIG SISTER Magazine, interested participants are either to tweet or mail in their pictures via bigsistermag@yahoo.com or bigsistermag@gmail.com. The 3 ladies selected by BIG SISTER Magazine.

BSM: What are your packages for the winners?

ANSWER:The winner will be given free item every month for a year from JPKINGDOM in their size, invites to the JPK’s black strictly by IV Masquerade Ball at Terrakulture on the 8^th June.

BSM: How can prospective clients reach you?

ANSWER:They can reach  us via admin@jpkingdom.com or sola@emoiregroup.com. Or visit our website @www.jpkingdom.com.

BIG SISTER MAGAZINE PARTNERS WITH ANOTHER PLUS SIZE BEAUTY PAGEANT, MISS ENDOWED NIGERIA.

BIG SISTER magazine partners with another plus size beauty pageant 'Miss Endowed Nigeria'. This is an initiative of Kenneth Okolie, the man who won the 2010 Mr.Nigeria contest/2010 Mr. World No.3 man. Miss Endowed Nigeria will be taking place in few months time and if you have ever missed an opportunity of becoming a plus size queen, here is another opportunity. Forms will soon be available. For further information on sponsorship and participation, contact Kenneth via kennethokolie2010@yahoo.com.

  

Kenneth Okolie during the 2010 MR. NIGERIA competition.
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OUMA TEMA, SOUTH AFRICAN PLUS SIZE PERSONALITY LAUNCHES PLUS FAB WINTER COLLECTIONS.

                                                            

South Africa’s On Air Personality/Plus size industry leader, Ouma Tema celebrates One year anniversary of her plus size fashion line Plus Fab with the launching of
the new winter collections. The event took place some time in April 26, 2012 at Lanurossa (Gateway Mall), Pretoria, South Africa.

Meanwhile, Ouma who will be featured in the subsequent edition BIG SISTER E-RADIO SHOW will shared more lights the inspiration behind PLUS FAB.(please watch out for the South African special edition).

A SNEAK PREVIEW OF PLUS FAB WINTER CONNECTIONS

                                                         

OUMA TEMA                                             

 
 

PLUS FAB ACCESSORIES.

More pictures PLUS FAB collections inside the fashion pages of the printed edition of  BIG SISTER Magazine. For subscription, call +234 8064233383.

EX-MISS BIG & BEAUTIFUL IBUKUN OGUNS LAUNCHES PLUS SIZE MODELING AGENCY

Ex-Miss Big and Beautiful Nigeria, Ibukun Ogun, launches her own plus size modeling agency.  The company which is called Ibog  Plus Size Modeling Agency is established to showcase the big and beautiful women as the real African beauties. They supply models for different occasions and events. Their office is located at No 43 1st avenue Gwarimpa-Abuja, Nigeria. 

BIG SISTER Magazine says A BIG CONGRATS to Ibukun for this great contribution into the plus size industry.

 

Ibukun(middle) with other plus size models

 

Ibog plus size models

                                                                 Ibog plus size models