What the World Eats

Yesterday I was reminded that about 40 per cent of deaths of children around the world are caused by starvation.

This reminded me of a beautiful but sad book my friend, Nancy, gave me several years ago.  In it are photos of specific families from all over the world, showing everything they have to eat in a
typical week.

The book also lists statistics such as how much meat a person eats per year in various countries.  In the United States we each eat about 270 pounds of meat.  In Bhutan each person eats one pound of meat per year.  In the Sudan it is too low to measure.

It also lists average life expectancy.  As you may know, we are not at the top.  The Japanese, for one, outlive us and they eat far less food than we Americans do.

Google this book and check out some of the photos.  We can do a better job of sharing.


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