Food for thought
Feb. 15th | Posted by Nicky
7 comments
I got these photos via email… it’s interesting on so many (cultural, health, economic, political, etc.) levels…
(if anyone knows where this came from originally, please let me know.)
Germany : The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
United States : The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week $341.98
Italy : The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
Mexico : The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Poland : The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
Egypt : The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Ecuador : The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Bhutan : The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Chad : The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Nicky! This is unbelievable! I love this. It is SO fascinating!
Can I borrow this for my blog?
have a great week-end.
emily
Hi Nicky, they are from the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats. There are 30 families from 24 countries profiled with photos and essays. And yes, it is fascinating… not just what people eat, but where they shop, how they cook, etc.
june
Great photos, I think they are from the book “Hungry Planet”. There is another book out there called “Material world” that shows similar photos but it is of people stading in front of their homes with all of their possesions instead of food. You can clearly see by looking at the pictures that North American’s care way too much about having lots of “stuff”. My husband got one for the school where he works, I will have to show him the pictures you posted.
These types of photos are eye openers for sure! Thanks for sharing!!!!
Shannon
Sure, Emily, you can add them to your blog…
I’ll have to check out and see if I can look the books up! not that I know where it’s from. Amazing the answers you get when you put a questions out there! (Thanks June & Shannon!)
wow! seeing the pictures is even more impactful for me than knowing the numbers!
Hungry Planet is a great book. My 8 year old daughter LOVES looking at it and finds it all very fascinating…
By now, you probably know that they appeared as a photo essay in Time — here is the link:
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519,00.html