The phrase
"staple food" refers to the main or basic food item that is regularly consumed and forms a significant part of a person's diet.
Full definition
I hope that it is obvious at this point that soy milk is not a good
staple food for children.
I can't eat corn anymore but it used to be a real
staple food of mine too.
Climate change threatens dramatic price fluctuations in the price of wheat and potential civil unrest because yields of one of the world's most
important staple foods are badly affected by temperature rise.
Whether you are sick with a stomach bug or have a little baby bug inside your belly, applesauce is always a
good staple food to have in large supply.
So go ahead and indulge in a little dark chocolate in your day along with the
other staple foods you should be eating on a ketogenic diet.
However, carrots can actually be harmful to real pet rabbits (those that can't talk) when fed in large quantities — or worse, as their
main staple food.
Although hemp seeds have not been popular until recently, they are an
old staple food and people are now realizing their excellent nutritional value.
The ideal rabbit diet does not contain the energy -
rich staple foods, like beans, rice, and corn, that many of our ancestors relied upon for survival.
It has offered to donate significant quantities of shelf
stable staple food, personal care and home care items once it's clear what further support is needed.
But they are not a
good staple food to base your diet off, as they contain proteins designed to protect them from predators which can cause intestinal distress.
Used in both spiritual ceremonies and
as staple food for the Mapuche Indians — one of the most ancient indigenous cultures in the world.
After a decade of study, an international team of scientists has finally unraveled the genome of barley, an achievement that could not only lead to tastier beer and whiskey, but a better understanding of other
staple food crops.
But one thing is clear — with big agrichemical companies like Monsanto buying up the whole process from the technology to change seeds, to the seed suppliers, to the spray needed, they are effectively controlling the supply chain of
staple food sources like corn that feed the world.
To introduce a new type of
staple food with color will even take a longer time to be popularised.
Connelly further notes that many
staple foods such as rice and potatoes are poor sources of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
On staple foods, he said growth in the production of cereals, legumes, roots and tuber had been sluggish in many years.
Rice is a big
staple food around the world, inexpensively providing nutrition and bulk to many meals.
Losses of perishable foods such as fruits and vegetables can be even higher than those for
staple foods during the postharvest period, depending on the weather, access to storage or distance from markets.
A new study reported in Planet Ark makes the picture even bleaker — a warmer world will favor crop pests that
eat staple food crops like corn.
With
staple food prices to rise over 45 % over the next decade and major oil disasters bringing national focus to our over-dependence on fossil fuels, 2 % is no chump change.
Because whole grains and milk maintain the next to the lowest nutrient density rankings, displacement of fruit, vegetables, lean meats, and seafood by these 2
staple food groups lowers the overall micronutrient density in the diet.
Global warming has the potential to seriously disrupt our food supply, drive costs upward, and affect everything from coffee to cattle,
from staple food crops to the garden in your backyard.
A rise in
staple food products such as chile peppers, cooking oil, and rice could mean a difficult time ahead.
A mere $ 7 donation would feed 63 children at the orphanage for two days; $ 100 would buy nearly 200 pounds of
staple foods like rice, sugar, flour, and powdered milk.
I have fine - tuned my ability to eat - breakfast - while - applying - mascara - and - listening - to - a-podcast-on-a-crowded-commuter-train, and when I don't have time for a proper meal, I now have
few staple foods that I pick up en route.
The vast majority of GMO crops are used to feed herbivorous animals, not to
provide staple food to poor people.
In recent years, scientists have introduced the biosynthetic pathway for provitamin A carotenoids
into staple foods, including genetically engineered Golden Rice, which contains 1.6 — 35 μg β - carotene per gram of dry rice.
The programme, according to the government, would also motivate farmers to
grow staple foods such as maize, millet, and beans.
In Bangladeshi, where 41 percent of children aged under five are zinc deficient, a new variety of rice — the country's most
popular staple food — is bringing hope to families.
It is also worth noting that fish, cooked or not, is not a
suitable staple food for most cats; fish does not contain all of the necessary nutrients for felines, and a cat who relies heavily on fish will develop nutritional imbalances.
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