Chicken Tinola

It's been raining for the past two days and it seems an attack of the cold virus is impending.

The cold weather was an excuse to whip up a batch of good ol' Tinola (for those unfamiliar with it, this would be Filipino Chicken Stew) for dinner.

I know this isn't exactly a new recipe (at least for us Filipinos) but I wanted to explore the nutritional benefit of this humble meal. In the US, chicken soup is considered a remedy for when you have colds, so I figured Tinola wouldn't be much different. So I went online and delved into what I could on the health benefits of the ingredients in Tinola. Here's what I found: