We lie somewhere between Equador and Egypt – loads of veggies and whole grains. None of that packaged nonsense around here thankfully. And no Coke. How happy the family from Equador looks!

The family in Chad – my heart breaks.

Wow, how illuminating! I don’t think my wife and I fit well with any of them, we’d be another unique addition. The big takeaway here is that the processed foods are the most expensive, which is contrary to popular opinion in the U.S. I can’t believe how much money some of those folks are spending on bottled drinks and frozen meals! And they probably think it’s too expensive to buy organic food (or at least a lot of my co-workers who eat those things feel that way). One other thing I noticed is the global appeal of bananas, interesting.

Jeremy, I was also surprised by the number of bottles of drinks. I was expecting it in the US family, but many of the others have a row of bottles lined up. Soft drinks used to be occasional foods – treats and kids’ parties only – but they are becoming an integral part of most people’s weekly shopping.

And yes Lucy, the Equadorian family do look so happy. I find it interesting, that my diet is nothing like the UK or US tables – the ones that culturally, I am closest to. Instead mine is a cross between the Eqyptian, the Mexican (without the cola) and the Italian (without quite so much bread and the soft drinks).

Well…I dunno…sometimes at the local Aussie supermarkets I see some trolley’s loaded with bottles of soft drink (and sometimes also pet food…weird).

Processed food in western diets was expected, but these photos sure show the non-Western dinner tables to be far more interesting.

The thing that stands out to me is how proud and happy every family looks to be sharing their food habits.

Ah yes Andrew, I’ve also seen those shopping trolleys and wondered. And you’re right the non-western diets all look far more interesting and also mostly, more healthy. The prevalence of fresh vegetables on some tables is in such contrast to all the processed food packages.