In order to enrich the content of meals of terminal cancer patients, we conducted a retrospective investigation on the content of individual meals provided at the request of patients who were hospitalized in the palliative care ward. The contents of the personal meals for 24 patients who passed away in Nakatsu Municipal Hospital palliative care ward from April 2019 to February 2020 during the previous 3 days when they fasted were investigated. 175 personal meals were provided and the amount of energy per meal was low at 188.3±102.6kcal. Of the 175 meals, 90 (51%) consisted of staple foods, of which 79 (87%) being somewhere in between rice water and rice porridge, which was much more common compared to bread and noodles. There were 30 items other than staple foods, with common items including, in order, a mouthful of ice flakes (51 meals), miso soup (without any extra added ingredients; 41 meals), and fruit (37 meals). Patients suffering from terminal stage cancer desired rice water or rice porridge as their staple food, with something small that does not require chewing, such as a mouthful of ice flakes, as their side dish. Enriching these meals could provide better last moments for these patients.