Caption for the landscape image: Chapati addiction... Just how many are too many? Friday, July 04, 2025 Scroll down to read the article Chapatis ready for consumption. Photo credit: Pool By Wangu Kanuri Contributor Summary Article Related What you need to know: For most Kenyans, this golden, flaky flatbread is less of a side dish and more of a way of life.Excessive chapati consumption can lead to blood sugar spikes—followed by energy crashes. If you can go a whole day in Kenya without seeing, smelling, or—let’s be honest—eating a chapati, you deserve a medal. For the rest of us, this golden, flaky flatbread is less of a side dish and more of a way of life. PREMIUM Noodling with danger? what’s really in your child’s 3-minute noodle meal Global studies have linked frequent consumption in children to obesity, metabolic syndrome and nutrient deficiencies. PREMIUM Guyo: If not for politics, chapati could be an industry There is such a thing as producing chapatis on an industrial scale. PREMIUM Evolution of Christmas and how it has changed over the years Chapati is perhaps the perfect metaphor of how Christmas has evolved in most parts of Kenya. PREMIUM Why chapati has become a staple in Kenya's slums Not so long ago, arrowroot and sweet potatoes dominated the plates of people living in low-income settlements. . Recommended for you PREMIUM Sit up and listen, experience is talking PREMIUM Mwalimu Andrew: Sue me, the teachers will work over the holidays... PREMIUM Why do some men abandon the church and rely on their wives’ prayers? PREMIUM Paco Perez, the DJ who shaped city’s soul scene Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections. PREMIUM What next for Matiang’i as Ongwae’s new party raises stakes in Gusii Ongwae says his party believes in neither the “one-term” nor the “two-term” narrative. PREMIUM Over 40 and still jobless: The plight of teachers locked out of TSC jobs Some have fallen into depression, while others turn to manual jobs to survive.
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PREMIUM What next for Matiang’i as Ongwae’s new party raises stakes in Gusii Ongwae says his party believes in neither the “one-term” nor the “two-term” narrative.
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