{"product_id":"what-the-world-eats","title":"What the World Eats","description":"Sitting down to a daily family meal has long been a tradition for billions of people.  But in every corner of the world this age-old custom is rapidly changing. From increased  trade between countries to the expansion of global food corporations like Kraft and  Nestlé, current events are having a tremendous impact on our eating habits. Chances  are your supermarket is stocking a variety of international foods, and American fast  food chains like McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken are popping up all over the  planet. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For the first time in history, more people are overfed than underfed. And  while some people still have barely enough to eat, others overeat to the point of  illness. To find out how mealtime is changing in real homes, authors Peter Menzel  and Faith D’Aluisio visited families around the world to observe and photograph what  they eat during the course of one week. They joined parents while they shopped at  mega grocery stores and outdoor markets, and participated in a feast where a single  goat was shared among many families. They watched moms making dinner in kitchens  and over cooking fires, and they sat down to eat with twenty-five families in twenty-one  countries--if you’re keeping track, that’s about 525 meals!  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The foods dished up  ranged from hunted seal and spit-roasted guinea pig to U.N.-rationed grains and gallons  of Coca-Cola. As Peter and Faith ate and talked with families, they learned firsthand  about food consumption around the world and its corresponding causes and effects.  The resulting family portraits offer a fascinating glimpse into the cultural similarities  and differences served on dinner plates around the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Read-Aloud Informational Texts) in Appendix B.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46504262762706,"sku":"9781582462462","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_aa65e4db-f966-4d4c-952c-d7a48a7a9a99.jpg?v=1763715736","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/what-the-world-eats","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}