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James Beard Award nominee
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How many calories do you consume in a day? Is it more or less than the recommended ,? How does it compare to the butter-rich , of a Tibetan monk — or the scant of a Maasai herder in Kenya? These are the questions asked by photographer Peter Menzel and his wife, Faith D'Aluisio, in their new book, What I Eat: Around the World in Diets.

"I want people to understand their own diets better — and their own chemistry and their own biology," Menzell tells NPR's Michele Norris. "And make better decisions for themselves." To do that, he and D'Aluisio decided to lay it all out. Literally.

This is not the first project of its kind for Menzel and D'Aluisio. A few years ago, their book Hungry Planet showed what families eat over the course of a week. Before that, Material World displayed the anatomy of household possessions around the world. For their newest project, the duo traveled to countries to document what we humans eat on an average day. And their findings are fascinating.

Take Joao Agustinho Cardoso, for example. He's a Brazilian fisherman who consumes a whopping , calories a day. But, as Menzel's photo shows, he has an average build, and the quantity of food on his table seems reasonably healthy: whole milk, an entire freshwater fish, pinto beans and noodles. The secret, Menzel explains, is an active lifestyle and high-fiber foods — and a lot of cooking oil. American truck driver Conrad Tolby, on the other hand, gets his , calories from cheeseburgers, fried foods and Starbucks.

Menzel's photographs are accompanied by D'Aluisio's text, which delineates each diet but also gives cultural context. She explains why, for example, Millie Mitra in India drinks her own urine; it's a practice called shivambu, described in ancient texts as cleansing and curative. For D'Aluisio, the goal is to get readers to compare and contrast — to situate one's personal diet against that of a -year-old runaway in Bangladesh or an acrobat in China.

According to Menzel and D'Aluisio, this display of daily diets has gotten people thinking. 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 , calories. How this process benefited the Maasai herder in Kenya is less clear; but for the average reader who can see diets in context, that herder's calories gives a reason to consider what we eat — and what others don't.

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James Beard Award提名
2011年 IACP\'s Jane Grigson Award得獎作品
我們每天攝取多少熱量呢?
比專家建議的2000卡多還是少呢?

西藏僧人富含油之4900卡的飲食跟肯亞游牧民族幾乎沒有油脂的800卡飲食,與他們的日常生活及文化發展有任何關連或影響呢?

每個國家的人生活如何,其中很重要的一個方面就是要看他們每天吃什麼。攝影師Peter Menzel和作家Faith D\'Aluisio兩人的新書《我的三餐(What I Eat)》就把世界各地的人跟他們的一日三餐放在一起。

巴西的漁民每天攝取5200卡,但是照片中他的身型濃纖合度且健康狀態良好,餐桌上所擺出來的食物相對來說較為健康:全脂奶粉、豆子、麵條及魚類。

反觀美國的卡車司機,一樣每天攝取5400卡,但主要的熱量來源是來自起司漢堡、油炸飲食與連鎖咖啡店的咖啡。

作者的目的在於讓人們更了解自己與他人的飲食與生活,從而做出更好的選擇。

30個國家80個受訪人組成了這本有趣的書。

納米比亞
原始部落女性的一日三餐(1500卡路里):
早餐:玉米麵粥、牛奶
午餐:玉米麵粥、牛奶
晚餐:優酪乳、野果、水。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219823,00.html

美國田納西州
準備胃繞道減肥手術的前校車司機Rick Bumgardner的一日三餐(1600 卡路里):
早餐:貝果、香腸、起司、燕麥餅、巧克力牛奶
午餐:牛排乳酪卷,混合蔬菜,冰紅茶
晚餐:義式香料雞腿、花椰菜雞蛋麵、布丁、冰紅茶。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219851,00.html

中國上海
上海雜技團雜技演員Cao Xiaoli的一日三餐(1700卡路里):
早餐:餅、優酪乳、蘋果
午餐:炸排骨米線、茶葉蛋、蔥花湯
晚餐:上海馬戲團劇院食堂
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219852,00.html

美國明尼蘇達州
半工半讀的Tiffany Whitehead的一日三餐(1900卡路里):
早餐:漢堡王炸雞條、薯條
午晚餐:牛肉玉米餅、汽水。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219853,00.html

美國加利福尼亞
伊拉克戰爭傷殘軍人Felipe Adams的一日三餐(2100卡路里):
早餐:燕麥片、蘋果、咖啡
午餐:雞肉三明治、水果
晚餐:雞胸肉、米飯、生菜沙拉。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219855,00.html

美國紐約
學生模特兒Mariel Booth的一日三餐(2400卡路里)
早餐:水果沙拉、豆奶咖啡
午餐:壽司、紅茶
晚餐:鮪魚沙拉、玉米生菜沙拉、蔬菜湯、麵包、葡萄酒。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219859,00.html

葉門
家庭主婦Saada Haidar的一日三餐(2700卡路里)
早餐:葉門咖啡、豆糊、小麥麵包、紅茶
午餐:乳酪、蔬菜燉肉、蔬菜沙拉
晚餐:炒雞蛋、麵包、紅茶。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219860,00.html

越南
米農Nguyen Van Theo的一日三餐(2500卡路里):
早餐:湯米線
午餐:豬肉炒豆芽、米飯
晚餐:炒豬肉、炒雞蛋、菠菜湯、米飯、米酒。
照片中他身後去年收割的稻桿是用來燒火用,他會收集雨水作為日常飲水。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219862,00.html

埃及
駱駝商Saleh Abdul Fadlallah的一日三餐(3200卡路里)
早餐:兩個雞蛋、麵餅、炸薯條、番茄、羊乳酪、紅茶
午餐:山羊骨燉湯、土豆炒番茄、蔬菜湯、米飯、紅茶
晚餐:羊乳酪、麵餅、炸薯條、米飯、紅茶。
雖然他賣的駱駝都是要被宰殺賣肉的,但Fadlallah自己很少吃駱駝肉,因為太貴了。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219863,00.html

厄瓜多爾
山區農民Maria Ermelinda Ayme Sichigalo的一日三餐(3800卡路里)
早餐:乳酪餡炸油餅、麵茶
午餐:大麥麵、胡蘿蔔、青豆、土豆
晚餐:生菜沙拉、土豆、胡蘿蔔、青黃大蕉。

Sichigalo是八個孩子的母親,一日三餐她都要跪著生火做飯。她家的地跟牲口都在海拔11000英尺以上的山區,日常工作以及帶孩子需要大量熱量。她們一家不吃動物,養的牲口都是為了賣錢,好買一些自己不能種或者生產的生活必需品。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219865,00.html

西班牙:
放羊人Miguel Ángel Martín Cerrada的一日三餐(3800卡路里)
早餐:煎羊肉、培根、法國麵包、咖啡、啤酒
放牧中:冷的鮪魚蛋捲、法國麵包、啤酒
晚餐:煎鱈魚、肉湯、馬鈴薯、啤酒。
Cerrada一日三餐甚至放牧數百頭羊的時候都會喝啤酒,他說這能讓他覺得暖和點。他每個月宰殺一或者兩頭牲口供自家人吃。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219870,00.html

美國加州
美軍軍人Curtis Newcomer的一日三餐(4000卡路里)
早餐:牛肉泥、炒蛋、培根、蘋果、巧克力餅乾
午餐(袋裝方便餐):火腿蝦肉飯、蔬菜乳酪蛋捲、培根馬鈴薯絲、餅乾、奶茶
晚餐:蝦、乳酪、麵包、生菜沙拉、豌豆、果汁、巧克力餅乾。
Newcomer在美國加州受訓,他說自己吃得很多,但一點也沒長肉。拍照時他正在為第二次去伊拉克做準備。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219871,00.html

日本
單車快遞員Yajima Jun的一日三餐(4800卡路里)
早餐:沙丁魚片、米飯、炒雞蛋、梅乾、果菜汁
午餐:自製梅子海苔飯團、麵包、蘋果餅、可樂
晚餐:炸雞蓋飯、味璔湯、啤酒。
一般情況下,Jun一周工作5或者6天,每天要騎自行車送件9個小時。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219872,00.html

伊朗
麵包師傅Akbar Zareh的一日三餐(4900卡路里)
早餐:水煮蛋、青菜、水蘿蔔、麵餅、紅茶
開始工作後沒時間吃飯,整天就吃自己做的麵餅和一些水果;
晚餐:羊肉腸、米飯、優酪乳、麵餅。
自己經營小烘焙坊,一週工作七天,異常忙碌。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219873,00.html

巴西
亞馬遜河漁民João Agustinho Cardoso的一日三餐(5200卡路里)
早餐:餅乾、奶粉
午間小吃:餅乾、果汁
正餐:一整條魚、麵條、豆子
從幾年前開始,60多歲的Cardoso開始領政府發的退休金,因此他本來只有魚的飲食結構也有了點變化,加入了些從商店買的麵食跟甜食。
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2037749_2219875,00.html

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PETER MENZEL is an award-winning photojournalist who has been published in Time, National Geographic, and Smithsonian, among others.

FAITH D’ALUISIO is a former TV news producer and the writer for their Material World books, which include Material World: A Global Family Portrait, Women in the Material World, the James Beard Award-winning Man Eating Bugs and Hungry Planet, and What the World Eats.

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PETER MENZEL
獲獎的攝影記者,其攝影作品刊登於Time,National Geographic及Smithsonian等知名雜誌上。

FAITH D’ALUISIO
曾任電視新聞製作人,現為Material World books的文字作者,作品包括有:
A Global Family Portrait
Women in the Material World
Man Eating Bugs and Hungry Planet(獲得the James Beard Award)
What the World Eats.

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“For the compelling illustrations, the informative dietary descriptions, or the insight between the stories, this book is a must-read for anyone looking for a better knowledge base of what the world eats--and why.”
—Today’s Dietitian, //

“…fascinating. …A sequel to their equally compelling Hungry Planet. …You’ll find it impossible to not compare the subjects’ daily diets with your own. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself wanting to recreate your day’s meals, photograph them and weigh them, just to find out into which chapter you might fall.”
—World Ark, Holiday

“a stunning portrait of the excess, the moderation, and the want that exists today. ...I keep coming back to this book. I read it on my own, taking in the stories of these ‘normal’ people. I read it with my kids—even with my three-year-old—and they pore over the photographs, studying the details, looking for similarities between their lives and those of the kids captured by the lens. And it’s this opportunity to measure your food, your life, with the rest of the world that is profound.”
—The Atlantic’s Food Channel, Top Food Books of , //

“a panoramic, provocative window onto different lives and cultures. …The resulting images and revelations are serious food for thought.”
—Parade, //

“Bet you can’t read only one page of this fascinating collection.... This husband-wife duo has produced several thought-provoking books. ...This time they address the remarkable diversity of dining worldwide and person by person.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, //

“The book no one in your family will be willing to put down.”
—AOL Slashfood, //

“detailed, gorgeous photographs.... enriching, even riveting.”
—Washington Post, //

“perhaps the most interesting food-travel book is neither of those, exactly. ‘What I Eat’ is a brilliant look at what and how the world eats.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Best Travel Books of , //

“this smart, glowing books sends readers ‘Around the World in Diets.’ Each subject poses with a day’s worth of food and at least a page worth of insight in the life being led, and fed. The variety is boggling.... Fascinating, with a Wendell Berry essay for dessert.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer, //

“A fascinating, insightful look at what people around the world eat in a typical day.”
—Publishers Weekly, The Best Cookbooks of : Winner of Most Fascinating Food Book, //

“The photographer/writer team behind Hungry Planet continues its engrossing examination of everyday life.”
—Mother Jones, Oct

“What I Eat offers a view we seldom see, or even think to see. In this case the view is what a day’s worth of food looks like in myriad walks of life, from people dwelling in countries all over the world. The foods and their lives are vividly described. …Together, words and images offer a rich, reflective, and sobering study of our fellow dwellers and eaters on this planet.”
—Deborah Madison, Culinate.com, //

“When was the last time you received a new book, opened it up, and literally didn’t stop looking for two hours? That happened to me recently with What I Eat, the latest creation of Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio, who also produced another book I treasure, Hungry Planet. ...a kaleidoscope of faces and settings and...diets. It makes for good reading—but also good discussion. ...A book to savor.”
—Culinate.com (book giveaway)

“What I Eat…does not judge. It simply presents. …Images of healthy people and catastrophically unhealthy people — you can’t get them out of your head. Somehow, without instructing you to think harder about the choices you make when you eat, this book makes you do exactly that. The reason: You wonder what your own portrait would look like.”
—Esquire, September

“Photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio have produced a visual encyclopedia. ...What I Eat doesn’t treat its subjects like docu-drama puppet figures. Instead, Menzel and D’Aluisio make their points gently—by taking readers inside the lives of the people whose diets they document.”
—Energy Times, September

“In their new and even more ambitious What I Eat, …Menzel and D’Aluisio dig deeper into what mealtimes mean to the workers and families who eat them. ...they are alive to the circumstances that make people eat what and when they do. ...fascinating way beyond the food.”
—Corby Kummer, The Atlantic, //

“What I Eat is the sort of coffee table book you have to remove before the guests come over—at least if you want them to leave. The latest photo-journalism book from Menzel and D’Aluisio is as addictive as their equally engaging Hungry Planet. ...It’s all told so vividly, both visually and verbally.”
—LA Weekly, Squid Ink blog, //

“a revealing and fascinating glimpse into the lives of people from all walks of life and around the world.”
—Louise McCready, Huffington Post food blog, //

“it’s hard to stop looking at it. ...Even if someone isn’t into food, the social, economic, and political implications of the photos are riveting.”
—Chow.com, //

“Looking at the photos has the same allure as peeking into somebody else’s grocery cart, with the added bonus that you can stare without getting caught.”
—Village Voice, //

“The photographs are eye catching...you will be amazed.”
—The Epi-Log on Epicurious.com, //

“As in Hungry Planet, Menzel and D’Aluisio supplement their beautiful photographs with excellent reporting, telling the story of each individual in compassionate but unsentimental prose. ...It’s a book to lose yourself in for hours, a wonderfully involving piece of food journalism.”
—Village Voice, //

“It’s a fascinating presentation, and readers can certainly draw their own conclusions from the profiles.”
—Lynn Andriani, Publishers Weekly’s “Cooking the Books” e-newsletter

“[a] fascinating photojournalism book. ...The intimate portraits of natives and their food (and calorie counts) are not only a sample of regional cuisines but a look at how diet affects our health and out planet.”
—Conde Nast Traveler

“Through vivid photographs and descriptions… What I Eat offers a new perspective on nutrition, the relationship between diet and culture, and how globalization has changed how we look at food.”
—USA Weekend

“A commentary on food, health and culture that would communicate across any lines, even without the absorbing text and stunning statistics.”
—The Associated Press

"their findings are fascinating."
—NPR.org The Picture Show blog

“[a] coffee table-worthy collection.”
—Washington Post Express

"a gorgeous volume. ...never before have I seen such a broad and graphic demonstration of what real people put in their mouths."
—Washington Post

“I spent many delightful hours this week poring over What I Eat, a beautiful (and hefty) book.”
—Washingtonpost.com, The Checkup Blog

"engaging mini-profiles... The text that accompaines the riveting portraits provides enlightening context."
—Los Angeles Times

“We’ve had a copy of What I Eat on our desk for a week or so, and it’s all we can do to stop leafing through it and actually do some work.”
—Wall Street Journal Health Blog

“a solid piece of research as well as a portfolio of striking portraits of people posed with their daily intake.”
—Boston Sunday Globe

“If ever a book was truly food for thought, it is the fascinating new photo-essay volume, ‘What I Eat.’”
—Cincinnati Enquirer

“a remarkably revealing book. ...Fascinating and provocative.”
—Denver Post

"an intimate glimpse at the world around us."
—x magazine

“stunning photographs and compelling text”
—USA Today

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PETER MENZEL
獲獎的攝影記者,其攝影作品刊登於Time,National Geographic及Smithsonian等知名雜誌上。

FAITH D’ALUISIO
曾任電視新聞製作人,現為Material World books的文字作者,作品包括有:
A Global Family Portrait
Women in the Material World
Man Eating Bugs and Hungry Planet(獲得the James Beard Award)
What the World Eats.
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