The document discusses cassava, also known as yuca. It provides nutritional facts about cassava, including that it is a source of minerals and potassium. Cassava has more protein than yams or potatoes. The document also describes cassava cheese bread, a popular snack from Brazil made from cassava flour, eggs, milk, salt and cheese. Creative uses of cassava cheese bread are discussed, such as having it for breakfast with tea or making sandwiches for lunch.

1. FRAMING AND REFRAMING
A LOAF OF CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD

2. CASSAVA NUTRITION FACTS
• Cassava or yuca is a nutty flavored, starchy
tuber of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae)
from the South-American origin. Its sweet
crunchy underground tuber is a popular edible
root since centuries in many parts of Africa,
Asia and South American indigenous people.
Some of common names include manioc, or
mandioca in Brazil, manihot, tapioca and yuca.
Scientific name: Manihot esculenta (Crantz).

3. CASSAVA TUBERS

4. CASSAVA NUTRITION FACTS
• THE ROOT IS A SOURCE OF SOME IMPORTANT MINERALS LIKE ZINC, MAGNESIUM, COPPER, IRON
AND MANGANESE IT ALSO HAS POTASSIUM (271MG PER 100G OR 6% OF RDA. POTASSIUM IS AN
IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF CELL AND BODY FLUIDS THAT HELP REGULATE HEART RATE AND
BLOOD PRESSURE.
• CASSAVA IS VERY LOW IN FATS AND PROTEIN THAN CEREALS AND PULSES, BUT IT HAS MORE
PROTEIN THAN THAT OF OTHER TROPICAL FOOD SPURCES LIKE YAM, POTATO, PLANTAIN ETC
• CASSAVA IS FREE FROM GLUTEN. GLUTEEN FREE STARCH IS USED IN SPECIAL FOOD PREPARATIONS
FOR CELIAC DISEASE PATIENTS.
• YOUNG TENDER CASSAVA LEAVES ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF DIETARY PROTEINS AND VITAMIN K.
VITAMIN K HAS A POTENTIAL ROLE IN BONE MASS BUILDING BY PROMOTING OSTEOTROPHIC
ACTIVITY IN BONES.
• CASSAVA HAS NEARLY TWICE THE CALORIES THAN POTATOES, PERHAPS THE HIGHEST FOR ANY
TROPICAL STRCH RICH TUBERS AND ROOTS 100G ROOT PROVIDES 160 CALORIES. THEIR CALORIES
MAINLY COMES FROM SUCROSE FORMING BULK OF THE SUGARS IN TUBERS, ACCOUNTING FOR
MORE THAN 69% OF THE TOTAL SUGARS

5. CASSAVA CHEEZE BREAD
(Pão de queijo )

6. ORIGIN OF CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD
• THIS RECEIPE IS FROM BRAZIL AND IT IS A
POPULA SNACK AND BREAKFAST FOOD
CALLED PAO DE QUEIJO, IT IS CHEWY ON THE
INSIDE, CRISP ON THE OUTSIDE (NOT TOO
CRISPY) THE BREAD IS MEDE FROM CASSAVA
(MANDIOCA) FLOOR, EGG, MILK, SALT AND
CHEESE

7. CREATIVE VALUE OF CASSAVA CHEESE
BREAD
• ONE LOAF OF CHEESE BREAD CAN BE TAKEN
WITH TEA AS BREAKFAST.

8. CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD AND TEA

9. CREATIVE VALUE OF CASSAVA CHEESE
BREAD
• ONE LOAF OF CHEESE BREAD CAN MADE INTO
SANDWISH WITH SWEET FRUIT-BASED
FILLINGS FOR LUNCH.

10. CREATIVE VALUE OF CASSAVA CHEESE
BREAD
• ONE LOAF OF CHEESE BREAD CAN TAKEN
WITH HOT AFRICAN LOCAL SAUCE AND NUTS
FOR DINNER/DERSERT.

11. CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD AND TEA

12. CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD IF YOU WANT
TO BE A NATURALIST!
The easiest way to make friendship

13. CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD AND RUSSIAN
DRINK
Kvass is one of the national drinks of Russia. It is usually made of bread. Kvass is of very low alcoholic
content (0.7 to 2.2%). Kvass is sometimes called in English a bread drink. Below is a simple kvass recipe.
• Ingredients
• 1.3 gal. water
• 1.1 lbs. black rye bread
• 0.45 oz. yeast
• 3.5 oz. sugar
• 0.35 oz. mint
• Preparation
• 1. Slice the bread and dry it in the oven. The rusks should be ruddy but not burnt.
• 2. Put the rusks in the sausepan, pour the boiling water, cover the contents and draw for 2-3 hours.
• 3. Strain the infusion through clothing without pressing, add the yeast, mint and sugar.
• 4. When kvass starts to foam, filter it again, pour out in bottles, put 3-5 raisins into each bottle and
cork them.
• 5. Leave kvass for 2-3 days until it is ready.

14. CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD AND RUSSIAN
WEDDING TRADITION
Who took the biggest bite,will become the head of the family!

15. CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD IF YOU GO
HIKING!
You should make a rusk!

16. CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD IF YOU ARE
FEEL BORING
You can make a trolleybus (but why?)

17. CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD AND MEN
The smell of fresh bread in the house attracts men. Checked!

18. CASSAVA CHEESE BREAD AND OUR
LIFE
As Russians say, bread - whole head!