The diet of the Albemarle colonists consisted of a great deal of meat, dairy products, and bread. Colonial cookbooks and diaries contain many references to fresh and cured pork, beef, mutton, bacon, butter, honey, and corn breads. Pork was popular in the southern colonies, partly because hogs required little care. They could be allowed to roam freely in the woods, surviving on acorns. Fresh vegetables and fruits were also a part of the colonial diet, but were considered less important than meat.

      The vast majority of the artifacts found at the site, over 65%, were animal bones. These bones were from meals prepared by the first settlers at the site. While cows, pigs, and other domestic mammals were the most commonly found bones, several wild species, including white tailed deer and tundra swan, were also eaten at the site. Bones from turtles, and several types of fish, including grouper, gar, and perch, show that the river and sound were important food sources. Lead weights for fishing nets were found at the site. Archaeologists also found evidence of the settlers' guns, which were used for hunting food as well as protection. Also found were lead shot and gunflints used to create a spark that would ignite the powder in muskets.