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Pelican

(1,156 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2013, 09:24 AM Apr 2013

A weeks worth of groceries around the world... (Dial up intenstive) [View all]

I thought the stuff from Mongolia looked good and Turkey. Bit of France and bit of Germany for old times sake and since I'm in Afghanistan I miss some of the stuff on the US table as well.

Good lord I need some proper vegetables...

Note: It gets a bit depressing towards the bottom...

http://imgur.com/a/mN8Zs

Mexico

Britain

USA

Australia

Germany

Italy

Canada

France

Japan

China

Poland

Kuwait

Mongolia

Turkey

Mali

India

Bhutan

Chad

Ecuador

Guatemala

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A weeks worth of groceries around the world... (Dial up intenstive) [View all] Pelican Apr 2013 OP

You are what you eat... Agschmid Apr 2013 #1

Thank you, Pelican, very interesting comparisons. I notice that sodas are in many of these photos, Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #2

Soda is affordable to something like 97% of the world's population Recursion Apr 2013 #3

I hope that the soda overseas is at least sugar based, rather the HFCS. What a world. Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #81

Love it. USA wins award for most processed food! 2nd only to Chad for fewest vegetables. reformist2 Apr 2013 #4

Look at Japan again. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #52

I buy Japanese imports regularly Wednesdays Apr 2013 #69

Their traditional cooking is low fuel too.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #72

China has the KFC Recursion Apr 2013 #5

Fascinating! CrispyQ Apr 2013 #6

Mexico, India, Bhutan, and Guatemala seem to have the best. closeupready Apr 2013 #7

Except for the Coke in the Mexican family. zeemike Apr 2013 #49

Nearly everyone has bananas. This fascinates me. Robb Apr 2013 #8

I'm shocked by the images with two dozen eggs alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #9

As a kid, I'm sure my family ate close to that. octothorpe Apr 2013 #16

I live alone. I eat 2 eggs for breakfast daily. if one other tblue37 Apr 2013 #20

Me too. Protein much better for me in the a.m. Lex Apr 2013 #22

Me three. I learned not that long ago that if I eat morning protein I eat less all day. nolabear Apr 2013 #23

I'm jealous. noamnety Apr 2013 #27

Yes, sometimes it's a genetic propensity. I have a Lex Apr 2013 #34

Have you tried flax seed or prairierose Apr 2013 #48

I got it back down in 90 days noamnety Apr 2013 #51

We eat eggs most mornings... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #64

Bananas are cheap versatile and excellent TheManInTheMac Apr 2013 #13

they found the only American and Chinese families that do not eat bananas undeterred Apr 2013 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Marrah_G Apr 2013 #76

I'm guessing Crepuscular Apr 2013 #57

I read once that bananas... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #65

Bananas are the SUVs of the agricultural world. morningfog Apr 2013 #67

I want an infusion of many of these countries... glowing Apr 2013 #10

Wow Mali and Chad both had almost nothing but grains/beans. denverbill Apr 2013 #11

The Mali picture is notably missing Pepsi. Robb Apr 2013 #12

Good post! nt Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #14

Interesting. Nt Lucky Luciano Apr 2013 #15

How come China and the US are the only ones with fast food? octothorpe Apr 2013 #17

Looks like the worst three pangaia Apr 2013 #18

I just brought in a week of my own groceries to my classroom. noamnety Apr 2013 #19

How many haikugal Apr 2013 #55

Mostly they don't know how to cook. noamnety Apr 2013 #58

How about a yogurt haikugal Apr 2013 #60

The kids had a mix of reactions. noamnety Apr 2013 #62

My boys started cooking dinner at least once a week when they hit high school Marrah_G Apr 2013 #77

I agre with you... haikugal Apr 2013 #82

that's awesome. noamnety Apr 2013 #84

good job oldandhappy Apr 2013 #71

Germany appears to have a drinking problem! reformist2 Apr 2013 #21

LOL'ed at how they lined everything up too wickerwoman Apr 2013 #73

Leave it to the f*****g French to eat cats. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #24

OK, that gets the laugh of the day NBachers Apr 2013 #25

The cat does seem to come with a healthy side dish though BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #28

DUzy L0oniX Apr 2013 #29

and the polish people are sporting a dog! bastards! dionysus Apr 2013 #30

yep heaven05 Apr 2013 #47

LOL!!! haikugal Apr 2013 #56

lmao! Marrah_G Apr 2013 #78

Were these made up, or worked out from evidence? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #26

I speculate that the family recorded what they ate in a week lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #37

Unsure... Pelican Apr 2013 #43

This same exhibit... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #66

Thank you for a great thread! gvstn Apr 2013 #31

There are some pictures that are glaringly absent. lonestarnot Apr 2013 #32

Yes, and most are not true representations of an entire country. morningfog Apr 2013 #68

I don't know if this is what you are referring to but ChazII Apr 2013 #80

Yes those. lonestarnot May 2013 #86

Chad and Mali speak volumes. L0oniX Apr 2013 #33

K&R. Beautiful photos! Overseas Apr 2013 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author missingthebigdog Apr 2013 #36

My groceries look closer to Mexico nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #39

Is that all meat in the lower-right of the Australia picture? Even for a family petronius Apr 2013 #40

Depressing toward the bottom? Okay, Mali and Chad had very little food and little 1monster Apr 2013 #41

Agreed, I envied Guatamala! treestar Apr 2013 #45

Fukushima fish? Coyotl Apr 2013 #42

My first impression treestar Apr 2013 #44

and heaven05 Apr 2013 #46

A picture is definitely worth more than a thousand words... russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #50

Wow! Really interesting thread. K&R! smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #53

three things jump out smackd Apr 2013 #54

Fascinating......thanks for posting Gin Apr 2013 #59

This list is a few years old now. StrayKat Apr 2013 #61

This is always so interesting BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #63

Mexico, Italy, Guatemala win for fresh veggies and fruit oldandhappy Apr 2013 #70

As someone familiar with the diet of China I must say that the chinese photo... Locut0s Apr 2013 #74

Poland is cheating with dog & cat food /nt jakeXT Apr 2013 #75

As a poor American JNelson6563 Apr 2013 #79

Wow! sendero Apr 2013 #83

The amount of candy and soda pop in the more affluent countries is appalling. The lack of eggs or diane in sf Apr 2013 #85