Objective:

This article shows food consumption in rural communities from a preferences approach. Therefore, the preferences are contrasted between introduced and local foods made from inputs from the solar.

Methodology:

Purposeful sampling is taking using experimental research and the sample is divided into infants and adults to offer them pairs of foods and drinks with the same presentation and volume. After choosing a product, they are asked the reason for such choice.

Results:

The study show that infants prefer food from the solar while adults prefer processed foods.

Limitations:

The need to take more sample units.

Conclusions:

The food that come from the solar were preferred by infants are an intangible heritage that households have as it provides some food security and therefore, must be preserved, in spite of new agricultural practices, technological improvements and changes in people´s taste and preferences.

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