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There are six food groups used in the Caribbean. They are as follows: Staples Legumes &Nuts Foods from animal source Fruits Vegetables Fats & Oils

Staples consists of the following:  Cereals: Bread (from whole grain or enriched flour), wheat flour, corn (maize), corn-meal, dried cereals, macaroni, spaghetti, rice, cereal porridges.  Starchy fruits, roots, tubers/ground provisions: Banana, plantain, breadfruit, yam, potato, dasheen, eddoes, cassava.

Legumes & Nuts consists of:  Kidney beans, gungo/pigeon peas, black-eye peas, other dried peas and beans, peanuts, cashew nuts, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds.

Foods from animal source is made up of:  Meat, poultry, fish (fresh, canned, pickled, dried), milk, cheese, yoghurt, egg, liver, heart, kidney.

Fruits consists of:  Mango, guava, citrus (orange, grapefruit, limes, tangerine), pineapple, West Indian cherry, pawpaw/papaya, golden apple/Jew/June plum, sugar apple/sweet sop.

Vegetables includes the following:  Dark green leafy and yellow vegetables: Callaloo/spinach, dasheen leaves, cabbage, pakchoy, string beans, pumpkin, carrot.  Other vegetables:Squash,christophene, cucumber,tomato, aubergine/eggplant.

Fats & oils includes:  Cooking and salad oils, butter, margarine, shortening, ghee, coconut cream/milk, meat fat, nuts, avocado pear

A perfect breakfast to begin the day with is:  Scrambled eggs  French toast with a few slices of fresh fruit at the side.  This can be accompanied with a glass of milk.

A simple and easy lunch may consist of:  Pelau  Fresh salad  A slice of avocado  A glass of fruit juice

A simple and nutritious dinner can include:  Coconut bake and saltfish buljol  A glass of coconut water