What was Noah told to put on the Ark for food?

Genesis tells Noah to take every kind of food onto the Ark.

Genesis 6:21 instructs Noah to gather and store all kinds of food for himself, his family, and the animals aboard the vessel. The command appears immediately after the instructions about the Ark’s compartments and its occupants.

The passage does not provide a menu, quantities, preservation methods, or a detailed feeding schedule. It therefore supports the broad answer “every kind of food,” rather than a specific grain, fruit, or animal product.

Food storage is an important practical element in the narrative because the occupants remain inside the Ark during the Flood. Later artistic depictions often show baskets, hay, or grain, but those details are additions from imagination or tradition rather than a complete inventory supplied by Genesis.