Compassion Family: Staple Foods in Your Child's Country

I don't remember where I ran across this list, but I printed it out and have had it sitting in my folder for a couple years now. I decided I should type it up and share it with you in case you are curious about the staple foods your child might eat.

In alphabetical order of the countries in which Compassion ministers...

Bangladesh
rice, chicken, beef, eggs, lentils, garlic ginger, onions

Bolivia
potatoes, carrots, corn, rice, beans, chicken, fish, bananas, plantains, lettuce

Brazil
rice, black beans, pasta, chicken, potato, kale, banana, citrus fruits, onions, garlic

Burkina Faso
millet, rice, corn, peanuts, potatoes, beans, sweet potatoes, okra, fresh green vegetables, eggs, fish, mangoes

Colombia
rice, red beans, chicken, corn, potatoes, avocado, bananas

Dominican Republic
rice, black beans, bananas, carrots, tomatoes, avocado, chicken, citrus fruits, sugarcane

Ecuador
rice, potatoes, chicken, cheese soup, potato soup, avocado, corn tortillas, fish

El Salvador
corn, black beans, corn tortillas, tomatoes, chicken, white cheese, bananas

Ethiopia
injera (spongy bread made from teff flour), lentils, onions, garlic, beef or goat, chickpeas, chilies

Guatemala
black beans, corn, tortillas, rice, eggs, white cheese, chicken, tamales, corn chips, taquitos, tomatoes, avocados, onions, bananas, oranges

Ghana
cassava, rice, sweet potatoes, plantains and bananas, okra, spinach or other stewed greens, tomatoes, onions, fish, chicken, peanuts, corn, millet

Haiti
rice, black and red beans, corn, sweet potatoes, bananas, avocados, pumpkin or other squash, mango, coconut, sugarcane, chicken, goat

Honduras
rice, black or red beans, tamales, corn, corn tortillas, cabbage, basic soup of chicken stock

India
rice, potatoes, onions, garlic, bananas, chicken, fish, vegetables, lentils, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), spices

Indonesia
rice, vegetables, fish, bananas, coconut, mangoes

Kenya
corn meal porridge, flat bread, rice, corn, onions, tomatoes, collard greens, beef, goat, potatoes, chicken, passion fruit, milk

Mexico
corn, corn tortillas, tomatoes, squash, sweet potatoes, pinto or black beans, onion, chilies, chicken, pork, avocado, mango, papaya

Nicaragua
corn, black or red beans, corn tortillas, chicken, eggs, cabbage, tomatoes, bananas, avocado

Peru
potatoes, pumpkin, rice, beef, pork, corn

Philippines
rice, sweet potatoes, vegetables, bananas, coconut, bread, fish, chicken, watermelon

Rwanda
bananas, red beans, sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, eggs, chicken, beef, bananas, oranges, mango

Tanzania
cornmeal porridge, chicken, goat, corn, peanuts, fish, stewed greens

Togo
corn porridge, okra, spinach, sweet potatoes, peanuts, goat, fish, eggplant, cabbage, carrots, green beans, tomatoes, banana, watermelon

Thailand
rice, beef, chicken, eggs, vegetables, fruit, fish

Uganda
corn, rice, sweet potatoes, beans, banana, peanuts, chicken