Englisheats
plural noun
informal
we had to pay for our own booze and eats:
food, sustenance, nourishment, nutriment, fare;
eatables, snacks, tidbits;
meals, rations, provisions, supplies;
informal nosh, grub, chow;
British, informal scoff, tuck;
North American, informal chuck;
archaic victuals, vittles, viands, commons, meat;
rare comestibles, provender, aliment, viaticum.