What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by Margaret in Books, Nutrition
According to photographer Peter Menzel and his wife Faith D’Aluisio, their new book, What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets, is a display of daily diets that has gotten people thinking.
Their goal is to get readers to compare and contrast — to situate one’s personal diet. How does your diet compare to the butter-rich 4,900 calorie diet of a Tibetan monk — or the scant 800 of a Maasai herder in Kenya? One soda-guzzling subject decided to cut back after seeing the sheer quantity put before him. And “The Snacker Mom,” as Jill McTighe of Great Britain is called in the book, has been making a concerted effort to trim her binge diet of 12,300 calories.
I am always open to gaining a broader perspective on the seemingly complex subject of what we eat. From a unique cultural context, Menzel and D’Aluisio expand on the idea that we are all unique in our biological needs, daily routines and cultural practices. Therefore, our diets vary as much as people and cultures do. It’s all about understanding our own needs and making better decisions for ourselves.
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Ofelia Stamey
Nov 8th, 2010
when it comes to diet and fitness, the most beneficial results are achieved every time they work together rather compared to separately.