Definition
Purchases by the families under this subsection may not be on a daily basis because these food commodities are common stocks at home and used almost daily. It includes the following:
Item 1. Sugar - This group includes refined sugar, brown sugar, muscovado, molasses, and panocha, etc.
Item 2. Sugar Products - This includes all derivatives of sugar such as chocolate, candies, chewing gums, syrup, caramel, cotton candies, as well as all other confectioneries, which are either sugar based or coated with sugar.
Item 3. Cooking Oil - Include in this item all cooking oils such as vegetable or animal oil (e.g., Wesson oil. lard, “Minola”, Baguio oil, Mazola) and other liquid oil.
Item 4. Margarine - This includes all other products such as Star Margarine, Dari-Creme, Milkrema, Golden Crown, etc.
Item 5. Sauces - Report the average weekly consumption of the family on tomato sauce, mayonnaise, catsup, patis, toyo, powdered sauce mixes and other sauces.
Item 6. Salt - In reporting salt consumption, an estimate of how long a package of salt is consumed can be the basis for estimating the value of consumption.
Item 7. Other Spices and Seasonings - This item includes garlic, ginger, vinegar, vetsin, laurel leaf, black pepper, mustard, Maggi bouillon, Knorr cubes, sinigang sa sampaloc mix and other spices and seasonings and condiments not covered by item (1) to (6) in this section.
Item 8. Prepared Meals bought outside/received and eaten at home - The amount of meals bought from outside the home and consumed by the family at home is to be reported in this item.
