Background: Household expenditure is a useful indicator in food security to determine food consumption patterns and adequate consumption of nutritional requirements. Objective: To explore the impact of the level of household’s food security in the study area on their food consumption patterns. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in the 446 families in Bani Ubaid District in Jordan from October 2022 to January 2023. Data on household food consumption patterns over the previous seven days, household income and expenditure as food security indicator were collected. Results: The findings revealed that the average number of family members is six. The percentage of monthly household's food expenditure was (52.9%), placing them in the category of medium-food insecure households. Moreover, the majority of the participants (55.6%) have met their nutritional needs sufficiently, with an average food consumption pattern for families of (3.63). the highest consumption among families was grain and oils and fat groups (4.3 ± 1.2), and the least one is legumes (2.3 ± 1.2). whereas, The R² value is 57.7%, and the value of the (F) test was (604.9, p = 0.001), increasing the possibility of relying on the regression model to show the extent of the influence of household food security on the food consumption pattern. Conclusion: In present study it was found that food consumption patterns are a promising indicator and guide for measuring food security and nutritional adequacy.

Index Terms- Food security, consumption pattern, Jordan, Household, food group