"What the World Eats"

In the article "What the World Eats", there are pictures of families all throughout the world sitting next to a pile of food. The caption of the pictures explains how much money is spent on food a week for that particular family and it provides information on what the family's favorite dish is.

     While cycling through the pictures of international families and the food that they ate for the week, I noticed some interesting things. One particular thing that I noticed was the range of money spent. One family spent over seven hundred dollars while another family spent a little less than two dollars. Another thing I noticed were the diets of some of the families. Many first world country families typically had an unhealthy diet, such as America with a percentage of the food consisting of pizza, soda, and other sorts of junk food. Other countries who typically spent less on food were eating less portions and were also eating healthier menu items like fruits and vegetables.

     I also wondered about several things in this article. I was curious how some large families depicted in this article could survive on such little money spent a week. I also wonder why a family would need to spend over seven hundred dollars on food a week. That just doesn't make sense to me. I'm also curious whether there is a correlation between money spent on food and the satisfaction of families.

    I think that this article is very powerful in the fact that it compares several families in different countries eating habits and also spending habits. It brings a sort of realization that me being an American could have it a lot worse. I could possibly be living off of approximately 2 dollars of food a week instead of the hundreds that my family would regularly spend a week. I also think that this article creates a sense of gluttony among more developed countries because of all the food that is eaten a week by much smaller families.