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noamnety

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19. I just brought in a week of my own groceries to my classroom.

Sat Apr 27, 2013, 10:24 AM

Apr 2013

We were doing a virtual food stamp challenge, but I did the actual shopping for mine.

breakfast was steel cut oats and strawberries (eating that as I type)
lunches: cottage cheese and strawberries and a salad with bell pepper and 1/4 cup chopped ham
dinner: 1/2 lb ham, red potatoes, a cup of broccoli (until the ham was gone, then use the bone for soup with dried beans, carrots and tomato paste for the last two nights)
snacks: homemade yogurt with more berries

Not much variety, but wholesome and balanced. It was eye opening for me to see how many kids in my class budgeted out their week and prioritized soda, then went to processed foods - or had trouble coming up with meals but bought a case of bottled water. I brought in my groceries to show them that I got real food - how sad is that?

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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