Photo essay: What families across the globe eat in a week
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mudbug
Chef Extraordinaire
I think I've seen this before, geebs. Wouldn't it be fun to do here?
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GB
Chief Eating Officer
Yeah it really would!
mudbug
Chef Extraordinaire
Have to think on this some more - how to do it since HH and I eat lunch out every day. Can't use stuff already in the pantry, hmmmmmmmmm.
Anyone else interested in this?
Anyone else interested in this?
Barb L.
Master Chef
That was so interesting thanks for posting.
mudbug
Chef Extraordinaire
This reminded me of several articles in the Washington Post recently - several members of Congress and a few local politicians have been trying to survive on the $21 a week in food stamps that the poor get around here.
They are failing miserably.
They are failing miserably.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Packaged prepared foods are in almost every picture as are two-liter bottles of soft drinks.
SurvivorGirl
Sous Chef
Thanks for posting that! It's interesting and it makes me wish that i had my geography teachers email (they give them out to send in assingements and whatnot) to send it to her!
mudbug
Chef Extraordinaire
I couldnt' get over what the German family of four spends - $500 a week?! Must be all those what appear to be beer bottles.
bethzaring
Master Chef
what struck me was how little milk I saw, and eggs. A lot of packaged cereals, but no milk.
It was very interesting to see the setting for these families. And it looked like, maybe, the families were responsible for arranging the foods, boy you could tell the Germans!
I would love to try this exercise. But it would be very difficult and hard work! But fun!
It was very interesting to see the setting for these families. And it looked like, maybe, the families were responsible for arranging the foods, boy you could tell the Germans!
I would love to try this exercise. But it would be very difficult and hard work! But fun!
mudbug
Chef Extraordinaire
So it would be good to see your photo of a week's worth of groceries, eh Caine?
I noticed the same thing Andy M. did - all the sodas. One family with two small children had a dozen 2-liter bottles of cola. That's a LOT of soda.
The family from California made me ashamed to be an American. Their week's quantity of groceries was awful.
I was quite impressed with what the family from Cairo displayed.
The family from California made me ashamed to be an American. Their week's quantity of groceries was awful.
I was quite impressed with what the family from Cairo displayed.
Regallion
Cook
Interesting.
Can't say I was overly impressed by my representatives from the UK. Look at all that sweet crap on the front table.
And favourite food: mayonnaise sandwich.
What he **** is that all about?! Where did they get these people?
Sorry - this has annoyed me! LOL
Can't say I was overly impressed by my representatives from the UK. Look at all that sweet crap on the front table.
And favourite food: mayonnaise sandwich.
What he **** is that all about?! Where did they get these people?
Sorry - this has annoyed me! LOL
I once had the book these photos came from. "Hungry Planet" Very interesting.
The Chicago international terminal of the airport has an interesting photo layout on the walls showing what is contained in households around the world. So, it's like these photos, but the entire household possesions are included. Very eye opening.
The Chicago international terminal of the airport has an interesting photo layout on the walls showing what is contained in households around the world. So, it's like these photos, but the entire household possesions are included. Very eye opening.
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boufa06
Executive Chef
Probably the stuff they eat are homegrown. So food purchases most likely are very few.amber said:
bethzaring
Master Chef
now that you mention it boufa, I guess I am surprised at how little homegrown food was pictured.
boufa06
Executive Chef
Beth, from the picture, I could see mostly veggies and rice which are harvested from their garden.
bethzaring
Master Chef
I'm sorry boufa, I meant to say I was surprised how little food in general, in all 15 photographs, seemed to be home grown. There was much more packaged food than I would have expected to see.
