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Foods by Category - 118 Foods
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bread
pasta
rice

Foods made from grains

bread maize meal (Mieliepap)pasta refined maize grains (samp)rice
maize

Whole grains

fermented sorghum porridge (motoho from sorghum)maize (Mielie)oats whole grain breakfast cereal (All-Bran flakes, Weet-Bix)
potato
white sweet potato

White roots, tubers, and plantains

potato white sweet potato
beans
legumes dish
lentils
peas

Legumes

bambara groundnuts (bambara nuts)beans legumes dish (samp and beans)lentils peas soy products (soya mince such as Imana)
carrots
pumpkin
squash

Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables

carrots pumpkin squash (butternut or other orange squashes)sweet potatoes that are orange inside
amaranth
black jack
cowpea leaves
sweet potato leaves

Dark green leafy vegetables

amaranth (Amaranth leaves)black jack broccoli cowpea leaves pumpkin leaves Spinach sweet potato leaves wild leaves (other wild leaves)
cucumber
lettuce
tomatoes

Other vegetables

beet (beetroot)cabbage cucumber green beans green pepper (green bell pepper)lettuce tomatoes
apricots
cantaloupe
Mango
papaya

Vitamin A-rich fruits

apricots cantaloupe (yellow melon)Mango papaya (pawpaw)
grapefruit
mandarin
orange

Citrus

grapefruit mandarin (naartjie)orange
apple
avocado
banana
grapes
guava
lychee
nectarines
peaches
strawberries
watermelon

Other fruits

apple avocado banana grapes guava lychee (litchi)marula nectarines peaches strawberries watermelon wild fruits
cakes
cookies
donuts

Baked / grain-based sweets

cakes (Cakes or muffins)cookies (biscuits)donuts (donuts, koesister)fried dough in syrup (koeksister)sweet tarts
candy
chocolates
ice cream
ice pops

Other sweets

candy (Sweets)chocolates ice cream (ice cream or frozen yogurt)ice pops (ice suckers)
eggs

Eggs

eggs
cheese
feta cheese

Cheese

cheese feta cheese
yogurt

Yogurt

fermented milk (Amasi / maas / mafi)yogurt
bacon
ham
hot dogs
jerky

Processed meats

bacon boerewors canned corned beef (bully beef)ham hot dogs (Vienna)jerky (biltong)polony type of sausage (Russian)
beef
goat

Unprocessed red meat (ruminant)

beef goat sheep (mutton)tripe
pork

Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminant)

bush meat (wild game)pork
chicken
turkey

Poultry

chicken turkey
sardines
seafood
tuna

Fish and seafood

canned fish (tinned fish)fish including sardines (pilchards, sardines)seafood tuna
cashews
peanut butter
peanuts

Nuts and seeds

cashews peanut butter peanuts pecan nuts

Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks

Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks (Simbas, makipkip, popcorn, potato crisps, cheese puffs, Shwabs, 50-cent chips, Simba chips, wind chips, puffs, NikNaks)
Indomie
instant noodles
Maggi noodles

Instant noodles

Indomie instant noodles (Two-minute noodles)Maggi noodles
French fries
fried chicken
fried dough
fried fish

Deep fried foods

bread filled with fries (kota, Gatsby)French fries (Take-away chips)fried chicken fried dough (vetkoek / amagwinya)fried fish (fried fish, fish fingers)

Fluid milk

milk powder (milk powder such as Klim or Nespray)packaged milk (packaged milk such as Long Life)
coffee with sugar
hot chocolate
tea with sugar

Sweet tea/coffee/cocoa

coffee with sugar hot chocolate (hot chocolate or Milo)tea with sugar
Fruit juice

Fruit juice and fruit drinks

Fruit juice (Juice)syrup for fruit drinks (squash or Oros)Tropika (brand of a dairy-fruit drink) (Tropika)
energy drinks
soft drinks
sports drinks

Sugar-sweetened beverages (soft drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks)

energy drinks (energy drinks such as Red Bull)soft drinks (Coca-Cola, Sparletta, Twizza)sports drinks (Energade)

Fast food

Fast food (KFC, Fishaway, Debonairs, Steers, Wimpy, McDonald's, other places that serve burgers, pizza, or fried chicken, Chickin Lickin, Nandos, Roman's Pizza)

Insects and other small protein foods

locusts mopani worms