We're somewhat atypical. Mostly one hears stories about "the littles all want candy and ice cream and expensive cereals", etc. The only thing our young people particularly ask for is watermelon, and we can't always afford that. We can't eat ice cream or most cereals, and even when we could, it was mostly the adults who liked them. The kids want cream of wheat, which Andy also loves but which we can't have, and oatmeal. The only difference between the children and adults is that the adults (particularly Gabriel) put maple syrup on the oatmeal and the kids don't like that.

We usually go by finances and tastes in common; westerners want Greek or Arabic style food (Imoreh inhales stuffed grape leaves; Chris likes roast lamb and makes wonderful salads that are respected by people outside this system), Aureans want Chinese food or sushi, Koveht people like buffalo or venison, beans, "three sisters" soup, cornbread (we're not supposed to have this, but make it as a special treat at times) fruit sauces and fruit pies, and Gabe will eat just about anything you put in front of him as long as it is kosher and doesn't have meat in it. All of this is dependent on how much $$$ there is, and we try to not buy anything that would qualify as what Shao dubbed "pickled hummingbird tongues".