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Hon, Don't worry about the wheat flour....according to the article Belize is self sufficient...which means they produce enough for the whole country! Where are their wheat fields by the way?

Is wheat a fruit or vegetable???
OH NO - it's a grain.

Well, hopefully, Ray's speculation regarding wheat flour will not come to pass. I would think that not only would it be upsetting to customers, but disasterous to the bakeries in San Pedro and elsewhere in Belize, to find themselves relegated to baking only with corn products.

Steps are being instituted to mitigate the rising cost of flour for the poor and hopefully, will only offer whole wheat as we hve big problems with food related illnesses, high blood pressure, diabeties, etc

Hariette....the article says Belize has become self sufficient in food production.......I think that would mean all food groups.

Belize is far from self sufficient in its food supply. We still import many staples that could be grown here economically, but the infrastructure is lacking. Toledo is one of the richest farming land in all of Belize, but almost all our produce is trucked in.

Wheat is not good for humans anyway.

From what I read, very few things are anymore!! That's why I've decided to give up reading!

I don't think there is any need for sarcasm, Harriette. As do most people, I know that wheat is a grain.

My post was referencing the last paragraph in the article...

The whiter the bread, the quicker the dead!