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Presidential Spokesman Dr. Alpha Kanu has stated that the culture of eating three meals a day is largely a Western practice that was introduced during the colonial era, noting that many people in Sierra Leone’s provinces traditionally ate only one main meal each day.
Dr. Kanu made the remarks during a recent media engagement while discussing food culture and traditional lifestyles in Sierra Leone.
According to him, the practice of having breakfast, lunch, and dinner as daily meals was adopted from Western societies and did not form part of the traditional eating habits of many rural communities in the country.
“The culture of three square meals, for us, is something we copied from the colonial masters. I came from the provinces, and from my childhood we ate once a day, at 12:00,” Dr. Kanu said.
He explained that growing up in the provinces, many families depended on a single major meal during the day, a practice that he suggested reflected the traditional lifestyle and economic realities of rural communities at the time.
Dr. Kanu’s remarks come amid ongoing national conversations surrounding the cost of living, food security, and household consumption patterns in Sierra Leone.
Although his comments reflected personal experiences growing up in the provinces, they have also reopened discussions on the influence of colonial culture on local lifestyles and the evolution of eating habits across generations.
According to the 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI), Sierra Leone is rated among countries with the highest hunger levels. The GHI places the West African country in 117th out of 127 countries globally. The report indicates that Sierra Leone is only better than 10 countries and is placed in the serious hunger category.
Try and read their past history uncle . Their politicians work very hard to bring them tolight,Not in word but in action example Abraham Lincoln as a self educated politician from poor home (his father was a hunter and farmer).He brought peace and unite America as one and gave up everything. But african politician hardly admit to their work, but to defend their mistakes for reward. You can can do the same sir or you want us to live same as the stone age
Mr Alpha, what about the fruits, lemon grass boiled as tea with gbudor, other vegetables from your back yard that you did have as meal, are they not foods and you should consider those as a meal. Stop dressing words to fit your style. You are saying the general cooking which is always done by household per day in the provinces is the only meal for provincial communities. Big lie!!
I knew this man,he’s the most stingy man i know,no wonder Emmerson said lay bela committed this man is the head of that committed
The day he will say the truth, that the day he’ll die,so you’ll never hear him saying the truth