What the World Eats -- A TIME photo essay

[Jason Snair]

What the World Eats
A TIME photo essay

http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...626519,00.html

Has anyone seen this?

I thought this was incredibly eye-opening. The differences between what average families consume in a given week is just something else...I mean...I've always known that Americans consume more processed food, that's obvious, but just seeing in picture form here really drives the point home.

[Sepulverture]

neat man! thanks for posting.

[JAG.]

excellent showcase. indeed it does give a great scope of comparison, also shows blatantly why americans are fatties.. - JAG

[Justin.]

Where is Tingo?

[Zirngibism]

Wow-- that (small) British family spent about $500.00 per week on food-- less than the Californians with their high cost of living and such. Is food rather expensive because it's an island with not a whole lot of farming land? Hm...

[Justin.]

Tingo is in Peru!

[pomegranate]

very cool. when I went to the states i remember i was really surprised at the quantity of tv commercials that where about already prepared food.

[armando]

Wow-- that (small) British family spent about $500.00 per week on food-- less than the Californians with their high cost of living and such. Is food rather expensive because it's an island with not a whole lot of farming land? Hm...

A lot of it looks to be spent on alcohol.

[Rhynome]

Wow-- that (small) British family spent about $500.00 per week on food-- less than the Californians with their high cost of living and such. Is food rather expensive because it's an island with not a whole lot of farming land? Hm...

We grow alot of barley. I could get some data on what we actually import, but dunno really.

Pretty weird food eaten there, even by British standards, but yes, most of it is on alcohol.

[GriNGo]

Tingo is in Peru!

El Tingo is in Ecuador mr. Proof. What I like about the Tingo picture is that it pretty much very reflects what my family eats in a week. Just add a chicken and eggs, and some candies and that's about it. Ecuadorians consume lots of grain!