The studies in the field of food consumption are prevalent object of the research, and have an increasing importance or significance for elaboration the international and national policies and related economic instruments in relevance with the society well-being. The paper presents main results of the studies devoted to the estimation of food, inter alia different food products’ groups, consumption trends and patterns in Latvian households, where the different income levels (quintiles) have been taken into consideration. The trends of the share of expenditures for food and expenditures for food groups and different products have been estimated and compared. The patterns and trends of consumption (quantitative) of food groups and several products have been evaluated and compared between different income levels (quintiles) of the households. Special attention has been paid to the main product groups such as bread and cereals, meat and meat products, and vegetables and fruits. The results show that the main trends of the food consumption are in line with the global and European trends.