The ugly truth about Africa food

 

Oh dear! I love me some African food. African food is yummy and it is satisfying. But there is a problem. The problem about eating African food in America is that we are consuming so much carbs and starch but have little to no activity to burn them off. I will speak for myself. African food is a problem for me. After having my kids, I have been struggling to loss the fat gained during pregnancy. But how possible is it when every day I munch on carbs like a lion who devours his victims without mercy. I think the problem with African food is that, because we grew up eating it, we are addicted to it by default. The yumminess makes it so difficulty to even accommodate food from other tribes. Perhaps, if we are still in Africa, we can continue to enjoy our delicious food without a problem. I say this because in African, there are different ways to burn off calories. The major way is trekking. In Africa, just call everybody a “leggedes.” Is that even a word? Lo! At least you understand what I mean. Ok! Not everybody, but majority of Africans are trekkers. We walk to everywhere. If it were possible for an African man, he will trek from Africa to America 😅. Just kidding.

Another solution for Africans back home that enable them to stay in shape when it comes to their food is money. Unlike in America where you can easily dash into the store and buy whatever you want. In Africa, it is almost impossible to comfortably eat what you want. Truth be told. I speak for they not so wealthy ones. In fact, snacking in Africa is consider luxury. Well! I am not here to talk about Africans and their diet back home. Rather, I want to emphasis on the importance of exercising while on African diet in America. I don’t really know about this, however, a friend of mine told me that many Africans are now developing diabetics in America. She told me how the carbs, starch and excess oil we have in our food is causing most Africans to have diabetics. Hmmm! As an African myself, that was scary. As scary as it may sound I needed to hear that ugly truth. After our discussion, I promised her I will look into it. It breaks my heart but something got to give.

I want Africans including myself to minimize our jellof rice, Fufu and Ugali consumption. It’s for our own good. The system here makes it impossible for us to trek. 😃. We are all used to driving. Besides, I don’t think any African in America wants to go back to that trekking life again. Not me! Mind you, I didn’t say you should stop eating your African food. If that was possible, trust me I would have. I only advise that we eat more vegetables and fruits as opposed to daily consumption of rice and fufu. I can’t stress enough how important it is to exercise. Without exercise I would have be disgusted at myself.

Thanks.

I am humble.

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