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Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

lolakimono — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:11:28 GMT

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lolakimono — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:11:42 GMT

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lolakimono — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:12:31 GMT

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lolakimono — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:12:57 GMT

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lolakimono — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:13:35 GMT

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sidsmom — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:23:04 GMT

These pictures are very, very telling.

Interesting to see the correlation between type of food &

the lean appearance (or natural squatting position)

of the respected family & country.

Lots of pulses, starches & vegetation in the lean families.

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skuggles — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:23:18 GMT

A picture is worth a thousand words, isn't it?

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CatsyCline — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:38:43 GMT

never heard of Pulses. they are beans, peas and lentils

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phoenixbrd — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:40:19 GMT

First impressions.....fresh produce vs processed food, dairy, meat

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QueenDanceALot — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:00:47 GMT

Looked pretty clear from a quick viewing, but then I went back and saw some lean and not so lean people in the families who ate a lot of processed foods.

It would be interesting to see what kind of lifestyle each person has within these families, or the families as a whole. Lifestyle things like physical activity.

Anywho, I wonder how this thread will go.

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sidsmom — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:10:07 GMT

@ashleigh dupray wrote:
never heard of Pulses. they are beans, peas and lentils

Pulses is a United Nations international term for farmed legumes.

In fact United Nations made 2016 "International Year of Pulses".

There's even a website, pulses.org.

A mountain load of info & recipes.

#LovePulses

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meallen616 — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:18:50 GMT

Very interesting,

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Bri36 — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:21:23 GMT

I see a lot of pop/soda in some of the photos

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Irshgrl31201 — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:28:00 GMT

So much processed junk and soda in the one in America. This is so sad to me. We are literally kiling ourselves with sugar.

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Colinka — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:31:31 GMT

Peter Menzel also published a book called "Material World" which documents what people own. Very eye-opening. We live in a constant barrage of "buy this"--especially from the hosts /vendors on shopping channels! Do we really need all the things we buy?

When I was teaching my elementary classes, we used both of these books. Kids were amazed at how little "stuff" many cultures have. And yet they seem amazingly happy!

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sidsmom — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:40:55 GMT

@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
So much processed junk and soda in the one in America. This is so sad to me. We are literally kiling ourselves with sugar.

It's really not sugar, but....'no fiber' and/or 'high fat'.

In the US picture, there's very little all-sugar food...some juices,

but it's the processed food, which people lump into 'sugar'.

Processed food is demonized for no fiber and/or high fat,

not because of the 'sugar.' Until people see that distinction,

it will continue to get worse.

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QueenDanceALot — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:43:23 GMT

It is pretty gross to see all the ****** that so many Westerners eat.

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CatsyCline — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:47:25 GMT

someone is buying the sodas and sweet drinks like Energy drinks!! more brands keep popping up. two or even three aisles of nothing but sugared drinks v half an aisle at best of salad greens. just re the closest supermarket in town

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Lucky Charm — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:54:24 GMT

I eat plant based although my husband and extended family eat meat and dairy--and desserts.

But one thing for sure in designing a new kitchen, I realize I do not need the cabinet and pantry space that most people seem to need for storing packaged food.

I could probably fit everything in one cabinet.

Of course, I'm going to take advantage of having it for resaleablity, so now I'll be able to have *inside* dinnerware and *outside* dinnerware (yes, gonna be matchy-matchy with the new deck).

The topic on another thread was how long can you go w/o spending money. It's not how long I can go, it's the fact that I shop almost daily for fresh vegetables. I rarely even buy frozen ones.

The meat eaters in this house get a TON of veggies and enjoy them.

The pic of the NC family is sad. I hope it's a wakeup call to them being a part of this *project*. I really do.

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IamMrsG — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 17:03:37 GMT

"Interesting to see the correlation between type of food &
the lean appearance (or natural squatting position)
of the respected family & country."

I think the correlation of appearances is also closely connected with the age of the people, particularly the postmenopausal women in each country.

@lolakimono I have seen these images before and find them fascinating. Thank you for taking the time and effort to share them here.