We usually prepare nsima with meat for our meals because this is our staple food. Because of COVID-19, we have failed to keep enough food in our family due to financial hardships. The food we eat is less varied because we don’t have enough money to buy balanced food and the price of food is very now.
Before COVID-19 food in shops was in good price but with during the pandemic our shops’ prices now are high which has forced us to skip meals because of cost. We don’t have a vegetable garden at home because we don’t have the money to start one.
We are not eating enough due to the problem that the prices of chicken and meat have been increased. Because of this, we are eating less meat. The access to fruits and vegetables has also changed – because they are not found in our markets.
We cook at home and eat less takeaway because with COVID-19 we are told to eat well-cooked food, so we make sure that the food we are eating, we cook ourselves. Our diet is less healthy because of COVID-19.
