After the crash of Flight 815, the survivors' main sources of food are fruit collected from the jungle, fish from the ocean, and leftover DHARMA food from the Swan or from the supply drop.
Foods gathered by the survivors[]
The survivors have several sources of food, mainly protein and carbohydrates. The survivors consumed remaining airplane food ("Pilot, Part 1") until it ran out, and they resorted to hunter-gathering. ("Walkabout")
Protein[]
- Meat: Pork from feral boars was generally hunted and killed by John Locke. (However, since filming with boars was found to be a production nightmare ("Lost: On Location (Season 1)"), boar has been deemphasized as part of the survivor's diet.).
- Seafood: Including sea urchin, usually procured by Jin. He also obtained mussels, which can be pulled off the rocks at the beach. ("...In Translation")
- Fish: Jin was seen chopping a fish on board The Elizabeth. The red fish was likely an Onaga, a deep-water fish unlikely to be caught off a sailboat. ("The Glass Ballerina")
- Chicken: The Tailies successfully caught, killed and consumed a feral chicken. However, chickens have not been seen near the main camp. ("The Other 48 Days")
- Eggs: Danielle is depicted in a deleted scene on the Season 1 DVDs as eating a raw egg, likely taken from a bird's nest.
- Rabbits: Nathan and Bernard build a a trap designed to catch rabbits. ("The Other 48 Days")
Carbohydrates[]
- Fruit: including plantains, bananas, mangos, passion fruit, guava, and papayas, often gathered by Kate.
- Coconut: The survivors' nutrition is somewhat based on coconut milk and the flesh of the coconut.
- Orange: Locke is seen eating an orange, though this may have been from the airplane. ("Pilot, Part 1")
- Papayas: They seem to be plentiful on the Island and have become a staple for the Flight 815 survivors. ("...In Translation")
- Garden plants: The contents of Sun's garden have not been specifically identified, but both herbs (which may be either medicinal and/or edible) and fruit tree saplings (specifically guava, passion fruit, and mango) have been mentioned. ("Hearts and Minds") Tomatoes were also grown in the garden and survived for three years without tending. ("The Package")
DHARMA-branded foods[]
The DHARMA Initiative provides a range of DHARMA-branded staples familiar to
The Swan pantry.
consumers of a Western diet. This food, originally discovered in the Swan, was the source of a large feast. ("Everybody Hates Hugo") The survivors later obtained more DHARMA foods from a supply drop. ("Dave") Some of these foods have an unnaturally long shelf life, as the ranch dressing, at least, can last for seven years without refrigeration. Much of the food is labeled DI 9FFTR731.
- List of DHARMA-supplied food:
- Peanut butter ("Everybody Hates Hugo") ("Namaste")
- Fish biscuits ("One of Us")
- Apollo bars ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Ranch composite ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Dharmalars ("S.O.S.")
- Wine, Merlot ("Enter 77") ("LaFleur"), Chardonnay ("Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1"), Cabernet ("Two for the Road") ("The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt"), and an unnamed white wine ("Two for the Road") ("Flashes Before Your Eyes").
- Rum ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 3")
- Whisky ("The Man Behind the Curtain") ("The Substitute")
- Vodka ("Enter 77")
- Vinegar ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Macaroni and cheese supper ("Flashes Before Your Eyes")
- Green beans ("Adrift") ("S.O.S.") ("Enter 77")
- Carrots ("S.O.S.")
- Sausage ("Two for the Road")
- Chocolate cream cookies ("Dave")
- Chocolate chip cookies ("Lost: On Location")
- Nutribar ("Live Together, Die Alone")
- Boned chicken ("Adrift")
- Risotto ("Dave")
- Fish crackers ("A Tale of Two Cities")
- Tuna ("Everybody Hates Hugo") ("One of Us")
- Peanuts ("Everybody Hates Hugo") ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 2")
- Olive oil ("Adrift")
- Ketchup ("Adrift") ("Everybody Hates Hugo") ("A Tale of Two Cities")
- Pickles ("Adrift")
- Legumes ("Adrift")
- Vegetable oil ("Adrift")
- Pasta ("Adrift")
- Apple cider ("Adrift") ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 2")
- Peaches ("Adrift")
- Crepes au chocolat ("One of Them") ("Dave")
- Water (bottled) ("Two for the Road") ("Live Together, Die Alone, Part 2") ("A Tale of Two Cities")
- Soda crackers ("Enter 77")
- Tomato sauce ("Enter 77")
- Olives ("Adrift") ("Flashes Before Your Eyes")
- Green olives ("Adrift")
- Pork and beans ("Adrift") ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Whole kernel corn ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Mushrooms ("Adrift")
- Beer and light beer ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead") ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
- Spiced pork and ham ("The Man from Tallahassee")
- White onion ("The Man from Tallahassee")
- Powdered milk ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
- Sausage ("Adrift") ("Left Behind")
- A-1 sauce ("Left Behind")
- Coffee ("Namaste") ("Lighthouse")
- Potato chips ("One of Them") ("Dave")
- Toasted oats cereal ("One of Them") ("Dave")
- Assorted cookies ("One of Them") ("Dave")
- Marshmallows ("One of Them") ("Dave")
- Apple sauce ("One of Them") ("Dave")
- Mandarin oranges ("One of Them") ("Dave")
- Kidney beans ("One of Them") ("Dave")
- Sweet peas ("One of Them") ("Dave") ("The Man from Tallahassee")
- Pears ("One of Them") ("Dave")
- Crackers ("One of Them") ("Dave") ("Lost: On Location")
- Pineapple ("Lockdown")
- Flour ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Sugar ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Corn ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Beets ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Salad dressing ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Pinto beans ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead")
- Oat bars ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead")
- Multi-grain cereal ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead")
- Powdered eggs ("Catch-22")
- Unspecified preserves ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
- Juice pouch ("Namaste")
- Mixed fruit ("Follow the Leader")
- Rice ("Follow the Leader")
- Granola bar ("The New Man in Charge")
- Chicken soup ("Mysteries of the Universe")
- Chili ("Mysteries of the Universe")
- Oatmeal ("Mysteries of the Universe")
- Vanilla cookies ("Mysteries of the Universe")
- Candy ("Lost: On Location")
- Mustard ("Lost: The Auction")
- Mayonaisse ("Lost: The Auction")
- Cola ("Lost: On Location")
- Ginger Ale ("Lost: On Location")