Food of the Philippians: The Cabaña Family

               The story of who we are and where we are from can easily be told by using what we eat. As saying goes, you are what you eat.

               The first thing you notice when looking at solely the cost of the food, is that the Cabaña family spent the most money on meat, fish, and eggs while spending equal amounts on grains, other starchy foods, fruits, vegetable, and nuts. Now if you look by volume, the Cabaña family bought the bulk of their food in the categories of “grain and other starchy foods” and “fruits, vegetables, and nuts” (about 40lbs of each category.). From this you can deduce that they live in a location where these items are easily found which is true. The Philippians are a chain of Pacific islands in South East Asia with a tropical climate, which also explains why they eat so much fish (about 9lbs of it).

               Most of the foods on the list are items that still need preparation, showing that most of the food this family eats, they eat at home. There is barely any fast food on the list, but there are several drinks. Something interesting is the fact that there is only tap water from 2 to 6am. This suggests that they either cook with very little water or have to collect it in the morning.  Overall, the Cabaña family seems like a very healthy family, eating mostly grains and vegetables.