These are pretty interesting:
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0 ... 19,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/ ... 91,00.html
How the world eats
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How the world eats
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
I think mine would probably most closely resemble the family in Cairo.
Did you notice the large amount of American products, and Coke/Pepsi in particular?
Did you notice the large amount of American products, and Coke/Pepsi in particular?
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"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
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Fascinating. Thank you for posting the link.
I was feeling quite smug about our healthier diet until I saw the English family in the feature We don't all eat like that!
Yes, ours is most like Cairo, too, if you omit the meat (we're vegetarian). Shocking how little fruit and veg most of the families in richer countries eat.wosnes wrote:I think mine would probably most closely resemble the family in Cairo.
Did you notice the large amount not of American products, and Coke/Pepsi in particular?
I was feeling quite smug about our healthier diet until I saw the English family in the feature We don't all eat like that!
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