Picture Show: You Are What You Eat

I’m not going to argue with anyone who can benchpress 300 pounds–but why the frozen rattlesnake?  Roger in Ukraine

Loved it!

I did this very observation lat semester.  80 images from an image a day frontal shots of my fridge. i hoped that it would be a documentation of how much time and money I had.  as a starving student, i can look back and certainly see when I had more money.  looking at the images here the foods we fuel ourselves with or even the things we keep in the fridge are a reflection of preparedness, resource and interest in our health or investment in our own demise.besides, if the fridge is stuffed to the door with old styrofoam containers, what must the owner’s insides look like? 

this is a fantastic look dead into someone’s personal life. 

is that a snake in the freezer ? wtf ??!!

there are no lobster boats in Alaska.

It is a Bull Snake.  I met this woman out in the desert.  She had plans to make a walking stick out of the snake and still had not gotten around to it! She was pretty wild.

OMG i hadnt noticed the frozen rattlesnake.

Snakes in a freezer. call Sammy J, we got ourselves a sequel.  

Actually, I think you are right about the lobster boat.  That was what they told me, but it is actually crabs in the Bering Sea.  You can see portraits of “the son” on Corey Arnold’s website.

i saw that too!!!

In the texas/oklahoma area, Rattlesnake meat is a delicacy. Mangum, Ok has a Rattlesnake Derby every spring in southwest oklahoma.. The snake meat is very good with very, very little fat. Great for chili or mixed with steak/chicken for awesome quesidillias.. Then again, it could be a prank too.. lol

im surprised at how clean the fridge is of that blind community volunteer

Is that uganda guy one of the film makers of “The Invisible Children” ?

It is the guys from Invisible Children.  They are an incredible group doing some great stuff.  If you haven’t seen the movie you should check it out.

As I have spent time with people who have experienced hunger I have heard many times about people eating snake, raccoon, opossum, etc. to have something to eat.  Mostly in rural areas.

I met the blind woman while she was cooking at a soup kitchen.  I talked with her for about 4 minutes and didn’t even know she was blind!  An incredibly caring and gracious individual.  

If the fridge is stuffed to the door with styrofoam…look at the person’s profession. It’s the bartender and restaurant owner who have the most styrofoam. They’re probably just bringing food home from the restaurants that they work at. Not necessarily the most healthy thing, depending on the food served, but it doesn’t mean that their insides are crap either.

I like all the HEB brand foods, lol. You can really tell the income difference when it switches from HEB Central Market brand to Hillcountry Faire.

One of the things that I did as a part of this project is I wrote down everything that I ate for 365 days.  Made me reflect deeper on my daily choices and where my food comes from.  Really opened my eyes to many things.  Have you ever kept a food log?  What did you learn?

i lol’d

There is a lot to talk about here, but I must say, overall I’m not a huge fan of the project, and two, this is supremely depressing. Do American’s have no self respect? 

Thanks for leaving a comment.  What don’t you particularly like about the project?  Very interested to hear your thoughts.

I wonder how the blind woman knows which can of soda she picks up to drink?