Food Around the world

1. America is the best fed nation in the world, but NOT the most nutritiously sound! "One Week's Food... Around The World"

2. “Eating is not Just a biological process” PhysicalProcess—Food intake must be balanced to physical activity!---WHY? Social Process---How does eating around others influence what you eat? Emotional---How does stress affect what and how how much a person eats? Intellectual-What are my body’s needs? My Pyramid

3. Country: Chad685 CFA Francs-----$1.23Favorite Foods: soup with fresh sheep meat

4. Country: Mexico1,862.78 Mexican Pesos-----$189.09pizza, crab, pasta, chicken

5. Country: Egypt387.85 Egyptian pounds-----$68.53Family Recipe: Okra and mutton

6. Country: United States$341.98Favorite Foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken

7. what families around the world eat… The more developed and wealthy a country is……the more they rely on processed and convenience foods! Look at the balance between real foods and convenience foods eaten? In many countries families are just happy to have something to eat… In America. . . . Are we trying to please children too much? DO we let them eat what they want with little regard for nutritional value or needs?

8. What has happened to FAMILY MEALS in America--- Obstacles to improving eats habits are: TIME---time to prepare food, regular eating times Structured Meal Times with no interruptions Runaway SNACKING…no limits! Portion Sizes—What are they really? Impulse Eating whenever Food Costs Consumer Lifestyle Shifts Not enough fresh Fruits and Vegetables Not enough physical exercise everyday

9. References www.mypyramid.gov Book: Menzel, Peter, D’Aluisio, Hungry Planet: What the world eats, c. 2007