Hungry Planet
My weekly food purchase is usually spread out to two weeks time. My wife, Lauren, and I tend to procrastinate on getting groceries for ourselves until we absolutely need to get them. Lauren tends to eat out at work, while I tend to eat the leftovers or a sandwich when I'm at work. Looking at these photos of these families from around the world, I am in awe of how much food they have at home. To be honest, I understand the savings that be made with buying groceries instead of eating out. Usually, we spend around $100-$150 on groceries during the two week time period we buy them.
These photos showed that when there is an inequity of food security in an area, it is drastic. I believe the most major inequity was showed with the Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp with their 3 large sacks of grain, 11small plastic bags of other foods, and some jugs of water. Their total cost in USD was $1.23. That is a very, very low price compared to what it costs to have all of that in the US(of course we pay for more than just the product itself). And the family probably works extremely hard to get all of that every week. The inequities of food security on a global level, compared to this example, is extreme. No one should have to suffer like this when there are families all around the world have 4 times as much food as that(or more!).
When looking at the photos, there was a huge difference in the food choices that each family had. For example, the Revis family from North Carolina had what looked to be all pre-packaged or pre-made food. They even had fast food on the table! Who wants to eat out that often at places like McDonalds?? Then you have the Ukita family from Kodaira City who have a mixture of many foods: fruits, vegetables, pre-packaged, and even fresh fish. The difference is stark which is sad to see.
I will be taking this knowledge with me the next time I go to the grocery store and will be consciously making an effort to buy not only healthier products, but more diverse ones.
These photos showed that when there is an inequity of food security in an area, it is drastic. I believe the most major inequity was showed with the Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp with their 3 large sacks of grain, 11small plastic bags of other foods, and some jugs of water. Their total cost in USD was $1.23. That is a very, very low price compared to what it costs to have all of that in the US(of course we pay for more than just the product itself). And the family probably works extremely hard to get all of that every week. The inequities of food security on a global level, compared to this example, is extreme. No one should have to suffer like this when there are families all around the world have 4 times as much food as that(or more!).
When looking at the photos, there was a huge difference in the food choices that each family had. For example, the Revis family from North Carolina had what looked to be all pre-packaged or pre-made food. They even had fast food on the table! Who wants to eat out that often at places like McDonalds?? Then you have the Ukita family from Kodaira City who have a mixture of many foods: fruits, vegetables, pre-packaged, and even fresh fish. The difference is stark which is sad to see.
I will be taking this knowledge with me the next time I go to the grocery store and will be consciously making an effort to buy not only healthier products, but more diverse ones.
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