Dirt Cookies

I was shocked when a friend recently told me about how some Haitians are resorting to eating cookies made from dried yellow dirt. They are just that hungry. Food costs are rising, and some of the poorest Haitians cannot even afford to buy rice. Prices of rice, beans, fruit, milk, and even the dirt itself have risen. These cookies are simply dirt with salt and shortening. People who eat these for all three meals are at high risk for malnutrition. One problem is that the nation depends on importation to obtain its food.

Associated Press article