Hungry Planet

Not a video, but a sampling of Peter Menzel’s don’t-miss photos of a family’s week’s worth of food in countries from Sudan to the US.

Hungry Planet: Yes, Peter Menzel’s book, Hungry Planet, has beautiful photos, but his unique set of photos is really provocative. Menzel traveled around the globe and asked average families to display all the foods they had consumed in a week. Interestingly, but perhaps not so surprisingly, the poorer the country, the fewer processed foods they consumed. The American families’ displays are mostly soda pop, chips, pizza, and other processed foods, with a smattering of fruits and vegetables.