In those days, in the time of our forefathers, Chinua Achebe and Co, Rice was served once in a blue moon, especially on days like Christmas. I believe the elderly ones reading this can bear witness to this fact.. as the years went by, it gradually began to be served only on special occasions and during Sundays (Sunday rice).. but nowadays, In every home, it's become the main staple food. If you ain't eating rice then you are considered a poor man! People are very willing to eat rice throughout the day as long as it begins with R and ends with E.


During an economics lecture, Demand and supply could best describe the reason why Rice remains the number one food in the country, but the question still remains, are there no substitutes to this scarce good called rice? Why must each and every Nigerian base their diet on Rice? I'm pretty sure that those abroad hardly depend on this commodity for survival, why must we make rice importation a do or die affair?


We are eating way too much rice and our dependence on this good has made it so valuable, if not checked, a bag of rice may rise further until it gets so expensive.



So I put this forth to you, can you go a week without eating Rice? What other substitutes to this commodity would you prefer?

Thats true. Rice is not even a good diet. Especially without the meat

Its just carbohydrates.


I think Nigeria should look into yam production, potato production, Cassava/garri - other ways to eat it like flakes, plantain. etc.. these are good nutritious carbohydrates .. more than rice..

Most of the rice we eat here have been well synthesised and in that process , lose it natural format. since i reduce the consumption of rice. my body weight have reduced and also i hardly feel heavy....Rice is actually a bad idea for constant food consumption

Very true. me I have taya to eat Rice. it's available everywhere. and I still don't know why the demand is more. to be frank I prefer yam and others compared to Rice. I have abused rice enough.

This is very true. I'm tired of rice for my family.

i dont know why Nigerians love rice like their lifes depend on it

well said

I still like rice oh but for a week without rice, I doubt it.

Not like it's cheap after all.

true talk.

been having rice for lunch for the past 3 years

So what should we eat? We don't eat as much rice as the Asians.

It has a longer shelf life

You expect celebrants and caterers to make beans, so half way to the event centre, it begin to ferment?

Same thing with yam, you can't store it for too long.

Onegai:
This is very true. I'm tired of rice for my family.

Do you have alternative? It's the world not Nigeria alone

Hmm

It has become a national problem. I can't seem to understand why rice has consumed us.


......But, Mr Op though, those pictures of rice in your post, which way?


Are you sure you truly want us to quit eating rice?

Bcs it is easier to prepare,compare to other foods.Students life depend on it.

Oya tell me which other food do we have except rice beans noodles spaghetti yam garrison... what else

Don't blame us. What of those that eat snakes

b4 nko?

Rice keh,


The topic should be we dey chop too much carbohydrates.

Peeps be downloading eba in this recession ooo



But, seriously shaaa, rice, yam, semo, eba, etc.

Protein & vitamin important wella o

What can we do? It's our staple food after all

dingbang:
In those days, in the time of our forefathers, Chinua Achebe and Co, Rice was served once in a blue moon, especially on days like Christmas. I believe the elderly ones reading this can bear witness to this fact.. as the years went by, it gradually began to be served only on special occasions and during Sundays (Sunday rice).. but nowadays, In every home, it's become the main staple food. If you ain't eating rice then you are considered a poor man! People are very willing to eat rice throughout the day as long as it begins with R and ends with E.


During an economics lecture, Demand and supply could best describe the reason why Rice remains the number one food in the country, but the question still remains, are there no substitutes to this scarce good called rice? Why must each and every Nigerian base their diet on Rice? I'm pretty sure that those abroad hardly depend on this commodity for survival, why must we make rice importation a do or die affair?


We are eating way too much rice and our dependence on this good has made it so valuable, if not checked, a bag of rice may rise further until it gets so expensive.



So I put this forth to you, can you go a week without eating Rice? What other substitutes to this commodity would you prefer?

Beans.


And yes, more vegetables in your diet.

please can I get that 4th plate in the picture with a chilled glass of orange juice...hnmn

Dreamwaker:
So what should we eat? We don't eat as much rice as the Asians.

dont mind him is like they mixed weed with the rice he jus ate

Wetin corncen u @op

If you're tired of eating rice do like this

Go a week without eating rice? Mbanu kolewerk.

This is serious. Yesterday, I heard a family of 7 finished a bag of rice in one month and I said "what the f**k"!!!

I can go months without eating rice

We are gradually becoming Liberians who eats Rice 365 days a year.

Liberians fought becos of Rice.
Rice Riot Togba Nah Tipotteh, Bacchus Matthew and the likes.