People sometimes wonder what kind of food we can buy here.  These are just the Kenyan brands pictured.  Top left to right and then bottom row:  Peanuts,  Manji makes lots of crackers and biscuits (what Kenyan's think of as cookies but they are not as sweet as U.S.  Manji often packages them in small amounts in the box making it good for traveling.  Cinnamon doesn't exist but we found a cinnamon/sugar mixture.
Zesta is a big food company making cornstarch and jellies.  Weetabix is a cereal- even found at Grinnell's Fareway!  Digestives make a very good graham cracker crust since graham crackers don't exist here.  Royco is the green container used for a soup base or gravy.  Ranee is spaghetti brand.  Kensalt comes in a plastic sack.



More food choices:  Milo is hot chocolate, Oatmeal is available more local and we found Quaker Oats this week.  Fanta is the pop of choice with multiple flavors like black currant, orange, and a ginger one called Stoney.  The square box on the far right are matches with different animals rotated on them over time.  Right now a rhino and a horse are in.  Blue Band is margarine that doesn't need to be refrigerated.  Peanut butter is usually creamy and Jogoo is corn meal -- most Kenyans make a stiff mold of cooked cornmeal called ugali which is a staple.  I make corn fritters and pancakes.Jello is called Jelly.  Ribena is a wonderful black currant fruit juice concentrate that doesn't need to be refrigerated or frozen. We miss this one a lot in the U.S. so are enjoying it while we can! UHT is ultra heat treated milk that lasts for 6 months without refrigeration and once opened you have a few days to drink it (kept in frig then).

Besides this is lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, milk from the dairy next door, and eggs from a neighbor.  Plus the occasional treat of American style foods like Kitkat.