Staple+foods

=Staple food=

A staple food is a food that is the basis of a traditional diet in every country. They are foods that are eaten with many meals. "They vary from place to place, but are typically inexpensive starchy foods of vegetable origin that are high in calories."(7)

"Most staple foods derive either from cereals such as wheat, barley, rye, maize, or rice, or starchy root vegetables."(7)

Staple foods are very healthy but they lack in a full range of nutrients and could not be eaten every meal. (7)