BoliviaBolivians are not big on vegetables; meat and starch comprise the bulk of most Bolivian meals. I've never been a big meat eater, and I had to accustom myself to eating meat two to three times per day. My host family's favorite dinner was steak, french fries, and fried eggs. There were some vegetables available: We often started meals with a vegetable-based soup, and occasionally some steamed cabbage found its way onto my plate. But beware: Salads are few and far between.
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Posted on 2/04/2010 by
Wil Keenan
Hi Kerala, It's Wil from Global Citizen Year - we spoke a while back. Just wanted to share a few posts from our Fellows that seem particularly relevant to your post on the food in Bolivia! One of our GCY Fellows wrote about his diet in Guatemala - similar issue, not diversified at all. So he is working with community leaders on an education campaign around diet and a community garden which will help the center raise money & strengthen the local diet. - http://www.globalcitizenyear.org/fellowsblog/2009/12/malnutrition-and-education-in-guatemala/ Another Fellow wrote about her diet in Senegal - pretty interesting. Lots of fried things and MSG? Wouldn't have thought that... But - this diet has had repercussions on public health as more and more people are afflicted by diabetes. Gaya tells about it here - http://www.globalcitizenyear.org/fellowsblog/2009/11/la-journee-mondiale-du-diabete/ Thanks and take care! Wil
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