Fast food arrived in Ghana in recent years, and some people I talked with inside KFCs and other restaurants hadn’t stopped to consider that what they were eating might not be good for their health if consumed too often. Our three kids, who all were in elementary school when we arrived, thankfully never have been particularly picky eaters and tried the new food with gusto. But they are happiest eating food familiar to them: pasta, salads, hummus, chicken and the like. And a lot of food prepared in homes and restaurants has two key ingredients: fatty palm oil and high-sodium flavor cubes. We don’t use palm oil or flavor cubes in our cooking.

Source: New York Times October 02, 2017 11:13 UTC