The Allied Nutritionists Association of Uganda, which was well represented by nutrition departments from both Kyambogo and Makerere universities, carried the day. They offered free anthropometric measurements and nutrition counselling and recommendations.
Little wonder their tent was the busiest throughout the day. For Makerere University nutrition students though, it was a chance to showcase their products. The sweet potatoes and orange bread was the best selling due to its sweetly appealing exterior and fluffy interior.
At Shs 4,000 and being marketed as a nutritious alternative to conventional bread, the students probably regretted bringing few supplies. Although it also has the unpopular wheat therein, they claim they have reduced the ratio by 40 percent and replaced it with oranges and
sweet potatoes, and of course eliminated the artificial sugars.
If this bread was good, then the Mufosta cookies were even better. Made from the healthy macadamia nuts, the cookies leave a sweet nutty aftertaste almost similar to that of coconuts. There was not much of the Ugandan or continental cuisines as the exhibitors were stuck on the mchomo style of cooking
TONTO BEER, MUBISI COMEBACK
Also popular for foodies were the mubisi (banana juice) and local brew (tonto) made from the almost extinct bananas variety locally called Kayinja. Kent Beverages said tonto or mwenge bigere although publicly flacked, is still a popular drink.
But to add an elite touch and class for the people who are worried about its traditional making style of squeezing out the juice from the bananas by stomping on them with bare feet, Kent have industrialised the process and packaged the product in a beer-like bottle.
For now, it is not being distributed en masse and can only be found at Kent stores in Bweyogerere. A bottle goes for Shs 4,000 and was being
marketed as the nutritious alternative to the breweries’ beer. Many tried it out in the serving gourds (endeku) and liked it.
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