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This woman is planting rice on her farm in Bangladesh. Rice is a very important food in Bangla- desh, and is eaten at almost every meal. Rice is considered a staple food through- out many parts of the world—in fact it is the number one staple food. A staple food is a food that is eaten every day by a group of people. Here in North America we eat a lot of foods made out of wheat—bread, crackers, pasta, and other foods. This makes wheat one of our staple foods. The two most important staple foods around the world are corn and rice. Rice is eaten the most but corn is grown the most because not only is it eaten a lot but we also use corn to feed animals and make sweeteners, fuel for cars and even plastic! Did you know? There are more than 40,000 different types of rice in the world! Rice grows on every continent except Antarctica. The Chinese word for rice is the same word used for food. Uncooked white rice will stay good for about 8 to 10 years! Matching Which grain goes with which plant? Check it out! Check out these top ten staple foods of the world. How many have you tasted before? How many do you have in your house right now? 1. Maize (corn) 6. Soybeans 2. Rice 7. Sweet potatoes 3. Wheat 8. Sorghum 4. Potatoes 9. Yams 5. Cassava 10. Plantain Think, think, think… If you could choose one plant to be your staple food, which would you pick? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Staple Foods Canadian Foodgrains Bank A Christian Response to Hunger

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Page 1: Canadian Foodgrains Ban k Staple Foodsthe world—in fact it is the number one staple food. A staple food is a food that is eaten every day by a group of people. Here in North America

it is the number one staple food. A staple food is a food that is eaten every day by a group of people. Here in North America we eat a lot of foods made out of wheat—bread, crackers, pasta, and other foods. This makes wheat one of our staple foods.

The two most important staple foods around the world are corn and rice. Rice is eaten the most but corn is grown the most because not only is it eaten a lot but we also use corn to feed animals and make sweeteners, fuel for cars and even plastic!

Did you know?There are more than 40,000 different types of rice in the world!

Rice grows on every continent except Antarctica.

The Chinese word for rice is the same word used for food.

Uncooked white rice will stay good for about 8 to 10 years!

MatchingWhich grain goes with which plant?

Check it out!Check out these top ten staple foods of the world. How many have you tasted before? How many do you have in your house right now?

1. Maize (corn) 6. Soybeans2. Rice 7. Sweet potatoes3. Wheat 8. Sorghum4. Potatoes 9. Yams5. Cassava 10. Plantain

Think, think, think…If you could choose one plant to be your staple food, which would you pick?

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Staple FoodsCanadianFoodgrainsBank

A Christian Response to Hunger