Food

An observation….Food: everything that is sold except for fresh produce seems to have partially hydrogenated oils or even fully hydrogenated oils in it! I bought some peanut butter and crackers just to try not to lose any more weight and read the label. For 2 days I ate this but my stomach rebelled - I know that Dr Andrew Weill would be horrified! Prepared food at the guest house and in restaurants is very highly salted, so I’ve learned to request no salt. Have only had vegetables once since I arrived, so I decided to trek to the store today and buy some fresh produce and cook for myself. Thank heaven I bought my vitamins with me! Indian food is very common in Uganda, as there was a large influx of Indians during the British colonial period. Many left during Idi Amin’s rise to power but the cuisine has remained dominant here. Although Uganda is a major exporter of very good coffee, one is usually served Nescafe – OH that these ersatz foods and drinks should cross my lips!! I actually have 2 cups every morning – may the culinary gods forgive my transgressions! An interesting but sad side note is that the coffee production could end in the next 40 years, because of the extremely high rate of carbon emissions and global warming. The locals claim that the weather patterns have already changed.