What the World Eats

[yankees27]

http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...626519,00.html
Very interesting. The amount of soda in some families was incredible. And seeing how little the family in Chad has was depressing.

[RhodyYanksFan]

Rice. Over 1/2 of the calories consumed in the world is from rice.

[jlw1980]

That's pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[PinstripePride]

Rice. Over 1/2 of the calories consumed in the world is from rice.

Wtf? That's hard to believe.

[NYYFAN]

Family from Germany...BEER

[TheYankee]

This just reaffirms how lucky we should all feel about whatever situation we are in... I don't know anyone in America that could live on $1.23 in eating purchases per week.

[NYDCYankee]

The amount of soda in some families was incredible.

Gross.

[yankeeschic12324]

Rice. Over 1/2 of the calories consumed in the world is from rice.

I could have told you that one...

[Sam18]

Wtf? That's hard to believe.

Are you joking? Like Linda said, I coulda told you that. Rice and chicken are like the universal food of the world.

[FingersCrossed]

Rice is the source of stamina for Wang. The first thing he asked for in the States was a rice cooker.

Rice and its hundreds of recipes...

[Bosox Guy in Chitown]

So much processed/pre-prepared food is in the western diet. I hope my wife and I continue to buy fresh, cook fresh after the baby comes.

[4bronxbombers]

So much processed/pre-prepared food is in the western diet. I hope my wife and I continue to buy fresh, cook fresh after the baby comes.

We'll see what Trishie has to say about that.

[Bosox Guy in Chitown]

We'll see what Trishie has to say about that.

Shhh, Vick - you'll spring the trap!!!!!!!!!

[4bronxbombers]

Shhh, Vick - you'll spring the trap!!!!!!!!!

That was my point.

[penfold]

Family from Germany...BEER

That was a LOT of beer.

Honestly, I'd be afraid to be photographed next to my weekly food purchases. I know I need to put more fruits & veggies into my diet. Right now, it's "okay" but it could be better. And it's pretty depressing how much packaged food was photographed. That English family looked reasonably healthy but the food they bought made it look like they're going to be diabetic or dead of heart attacks in about 10 years.

[jlw1980]

So much processed/pre-prepared food is in the western diet. I hope my wife and I continue to buy fresh, cook fresh after the baby comes.

Yeah, right.

[4bronxbombers]

Yeah, right.

such a bi*ch.

[PinstripePride]

Are you joking? Like Linda said, I coulda told you that. Rice and chicken are like the universal food of the world.

I thought it was rice, chicken, and your mom. I figured rice would be 1/3.

[jlw1980]

I thought it was rice, chicken, and your mom. I figured rice would be 1/3.

[Sam18]

I thought it was rice, chicken, and your mom. I figured rice would be 1/3.

Touche.

[krystl]

I was curious to see France, but they didn't have a picture for that.
My friend visited there (Paris) several times and she said they (at least her family) didn't eat any fast food or junk snacks like chips. I asked her what they snacked on and she said mostly fruit, nuts, bread and cheese. I could live with that.