Table 2.
Themes Related to Diet
Theme | Quotes |
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Diet rapidly changed in response to colonial periods - introduction of rice as staple, canned foods, and priority on speed and convenience | “Now people want to cook what's easy – just open a can…” |
Diet habits are difficult to shift | “[Kids] spend their life eating rice, it's hard to change.” |
Impact of modern economy | “We prefer to have money to buy what we want… People sell fish to buy canned meat!” |