Food For Thought

[FourScore]

This is undoubtedly one of the most interesting e-mails I've ever received. Take a good look at the diet of each country. How much do you spend?


What is eaten in one week

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 (I really hope most American
families eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less junk food than this family.)
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 $5.00



Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

[MissB]

1. My kids and I looked through that a while back.

They had fun picking out the items that we see here in the US.

The original link to the article on the web also had a few more pictures. It took me a few minutes to find it, but here it is: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519_1373664,00.html

There are more pics than what you received in the email.

[FourScore]

2. Thank you for the link. I looked through all the pics.

I did not realize that Time was the original source.

[JackintheGreen]

3. Look at all that bread the Italians eat

and then at how thin they are.

and then remember how VERY VERY BAD carbohydrates are for you, sinners!

[pansypoo53219]

4. its BS.

i live on carbs. i love bread, pasta, potatoes and i ain't fat either. also only things that seem to make me feel full.

[fed-up]

5. thanks-excellent post/great graphics-how much fuel used to produce "empty foods" in pics?

I will be sending this to friends and family most of whom already eat a very healthy diet.

This series of pics should be posted in every classroom across the country along with major health problems/ratings of each country so people can put 2 and 2 together and understand the impact of food on health and our environment.

Next they need a series of pics showing how much oil is needed to produce/transport the different diets.

edited to add after going to the link I think that your presentation of having the pics all on one page for ease of comparison is much better!

Thanks!

[FourScore]

7. Thanks fed-up.

You make some great points about the energy consumption that is necessay to get these "empty foods" to the table.

I see we share global concerns. :toast:

[left is right]

6. I found this real interesting

until I got to Chad. It broke my heart to see how pathetic it is for a family of 6 to have so little for a week. It's not enough for a day, hardly enough for a meal for that many people.