Food Choices

Ethnic cuisines

See the food choices for the following:

• Asian
• Mediterranean
• and Mexican.

Asian Cuisine food choices

Grains
Rice, noodles, millet.

Vegetables
Amaranth, baby corn, bamboo shoots, chayote, bok choy, mung bean sprouts, sugar peas, straw mushrooms, water chestnuts, kelp.

Fruit
Carrabolla, guava, kumquat, lychee, persimmon, melons, mandarin orange.

Meats and alternates
Soybeans, squid, tofu, duck eggs, pork, poultry, fish and other seafood, peanuts, cashews.

Milk
Soy milk.

Mediterranean food choices

Grains
Pita pocket bread, pastas, rice, couscous, polenta, bulgur, focaccia, Italian bread.

Vegetables
Eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, grape leaves.

Fruits
Olives, grapes, figs.

Meats and alternates
Fish and other seafood, gyros, lamb, chicken, beef, pork, sausage, lentils, fava beans.

Milk
Ricotta, provolone, parmesan, feta, mozzarella, and goat cheeses; yoghurt.

Mexican food choices

Grains
Tortillas (corn or flour), taco shells, rice.

Vegetables
Chayote, corn, jicama, tomato salsa, cactus, cassava, tomatoes, yams, chillies.

Fruits
Guava, mango, papaya, avocado, plantain, bananas, oranges.

Meats and alternates
Refried beans, fish, chicken, chorizo, beef, eggs.

Milk
Cheese, custard.