Maryland Stay-At-Home Order Starts 8pm Tonight- Don’t Forget These On Your Grocery List
Just a few hours ago, it was announced that Governor Hogan issued a stay-at-home order which starts at 8 p.m. Monday, March 30th 2020. This mandate prohibits Maryland residents from making non-essential trips but allows Marylanders to make trips to essential locations like grocery stores, banks, hardware stores, pharmacies and pet stores. So even though you can take trips to the grocery store in the future, with this new mandate you may not be able to meet your essentials in time. We all have seen the grocery store madness and with so much to worry about, we want to help make sure that your grocery list isn’t one of them. Below is a list of Essential African Foods that you shouldn’t forget to add onto your emergency grocery list as you shop. All of the food items listed below are multifaceted and at least four recipes can come from each item. Each item also has a long shelf life without sacrificing good health (as they do not contain many of the unhealthy preservatives that can be found in canned foods).
Essential African Foods To Add To Your Emergency Grocery List
Grains
Rice
Oatmeal
Vegetables
Tomatoes
Spinach
Eru
Ogbono
Collard Greens
Potato leaves
Casava leaves
Onions
Okra
Protein
Hard fowl
Smoked Chicken
Smoked Fish
Crayfish
Eggs
Organic peanut butter
Assorted Meats
Legumes
Kidney Beans
Black Eyed Peas
Oils
Palm Oil
Vegetable Oil
Spices
Maggi/Bollion
Shito
Ginger
Carbs
Unripped plantains/Ripped plantains
Potatoes
Agege/Kumba bread
Corn Flour
Yams
Kenkey/ Dokounou
Gari
Milk
Peak powdered milk
Please remember to be kind and generous as you shop. Remember that there are some who have almost nothing to eat during these times so we should always shop sustainably and consciously. Be safe out there everyone!
