TOO MUCH FOOD!!!

Its all starch and way too much of it.  That basically describes the food here.  The staple foods are Amatoke which looks like green bananas that they cook and mash like mashed potatoes; white rice; irish potatoes; posho (which is basically congealed corn flour) and beans or gnut sauce.  All the foods are basically just fillers, which make sense if people dont always have economic means to buy food... however, the amount of these fillers they eat seem so ridiculous to me.  I have only been able to finish about 4 meals in the 2 weeks ive been here.  Its getting better though because they are starting to serve me less.  

In the dining hall at school its the same thing, except less good and the portions are waaayyy too much. 

However, I dont know if I will ever be able to eat fruits or avocados in the states again because when you want one here, you pretty much get it straight from the plant and they are so good.  Ive never tasted an avocado as perfect as the ones here.  So great! 

This is a picture of rice, the yellow is amatoke and the purple stuff is the gnut sauce... basically like peanuts a little bit...

Lately though we have been having pasta and cabbage.  The cabbage is my favorite because its really tasty and light and the closest thing i can come to salad. 

Also, I have craved iced coffee here every single day and I dont think that will change.  But, I did have french press at the interns apartment and when we went into Kampala there is this place called Cafe Javas which is a little more western and I had a frappucino which was to die for.  Alas, I will just have to deal with it.  

Also, I dont know if Ive mentioned this yet but I came to Uganda thinking I was going to lose a good 15 pounds... my mom says I'm not allowed to leave until I'm fat and she always tells me to eat more.  That stereotype is definitely long gone.