staple foods
Core nutritional sources
Staple foods are the basic, regularly consumed items that form the foundation of a diet—rice, wheat, corn, potatoes, beans.
They typically provide the bulk of calories and nutrients for a population and vary by region and culture: Rice is the staple food of much of Asia.
The phrase emphasizes dietary centrality rather than occasional consumption.
- riceStaple cereal grain
- brown riceUnmilled paddy product
- rice and beansTwo staple foods combined
- teffEthiopian cereal grass
- barleyGrain for malt
oats · cassava · black beans · wheat · whole grains · daily bread · bread basket · sweet potatoes · root vegetables · taro · yams · eggs · chickpeas · soybeans · sago · maize · corn tortillas · fufu
- groceriesfruits, grocery store, melons, supermarket, watermelon
- food culturetable manners, culinary traditions, dining etiquette, traditional foods, ethnic cuisine
- Retail staplesessential goods
- rationingration stamps, coupon books, coupons, gas rations, bread rationing
staple foodsdelicacies
Choice, refined foods
treats · indulgences · exotic foods · fine dining · specialty foods
staple foodsjunk food
Low-nutrition processed snacks
empty calories · snack foods · confections · candy · sweets