In Nigeria, one very staple food is garri naturally made out of cassava tubers. This natural delicacy has been nicknamed ‘garry’, ‘African cornflakes’, ‘garium sulphate’, ‘garrison’ and so many other funny names. It is loved by all and sundry, because it is cheap, affordable and consumed by the rich and poor alike.

It could be consumed with milk, sugar, suya, groundnut, kulikuli, coconut, fried meat, fish: raw, cooked, fried and the list is endless. Some take it as a form of snack, others have it as real food. It may also be transformed and consumed as ‘Eba’, that is when it is prepared with hot water and eaten with soup. Garri has numerous benefits as it increases vitality in consumers. 

The benefit of eating garri is immeasurable. Garri has a high fibre content that helps facilitate digestion and improve proper bowel movement. It is fights "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" and can also help reduce the risk of colonic cancer. In view of this, garri's bulk of fibre can be seen as an internal cleaning agent as it helps clear out fecal impaction of your intestinal walls, thereby increasing your nutrient absorbtion rate.

Do you know research has shown that most diseases have their root traced to an unhealthy intestinal tract, caused by high intake of low fibre food like white-flour based diets? This is where garri can become of immense benefit.

Garri contains starch, and by extension serves as a veritable source of energy needed by man for his sustenance.

I hear say Garri dey blind eye!! Garri dey blind eye? I never see person wey go blind as a result of soaking garri. But the truth is that, eating too much of everything will take it's toll on your body. If you abuse a good thing like Garri, it will turn out bad for you. Just learn to vary your diet. Garri is good for everyone irrespective of whether you're born with a silverspoon or a bamboo spoon.

For me, i be omo naija and I dey soak garri well well!!! Eat Garri this weekend.