November 14th is world diabetes day, a day dedicated to diabetes education all over the world. When Atim of Afrolems told me she and Gbemi of Dubai Fit Foodie were organizing something to bring more awareness to diabetes among Nigerians I was perfectly happy to participate. Finding actionable solutions for Diabetes especially in a true Nigeria context is near and dear to my heart, Diabetes affect a lot of people that I care greatly about.
Some might wonder how much Diabetes actually affect Nigerians, you will be alarmed by the statistics.
One of the biggest struggles faced by diabetic sufferers is having something else to drink aside from water. Diabetics are completely disallowed from drinking any type of sugary drinks for good reason:
- Soft drinks (minerals): aside from the fact that a 12-oz bottle has over 3 Tablespoons of raw sugar. Considering that 1 teaspoon of sugar has 5 grams of carbohydrate that is 50g of carbs in 1 drink. This is as much carbohydrate as 3 slices of bread.
- Juices : All juices no matter how natural contain concentrated amounts of sugar. Any form of sugar concentration is bad for diabetics.
In order to satisfying the inevitable “Fizzy” craving, here is a healthy and nutritious sugar free drink that will definitely satisfy.
Sparkling Citrus Zobo Tea
- 2 green tea bags
- Handful washed zobo leaves
- 1 large lime
- 1 large orange
- 3 cups sparkling water (substitute regular water)
- Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add in tea bags and zobo leaves. Set aside for five minutes. Drain through a sieve and set aside to cool.
- Juice orange and lime. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine 3 cups sparkling water, citrus juice and steeped zobo tea. Stir.
- Serve drink over ice garnished with sliced lime.
- Recipe serves 3.
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