I got this fridge picture through a friend of a friend. Without any knowledge of who this person (or the people he lives with) is I tried to analyze his fridge to see how it compares to other Americans. The first thing I noticed about this persons fridge is that they have Silk (soy milk) as opposed to regular milk. This made me think the person was dairy free, but then I realized the eggs. Although, its hard to see there is about three cartons of eggs, which is a lot. This isn't something common to me, or according to Hungry Planet's: What The World Eats, very many Americans. Usually American families have around one carton of eggs, but more than that is unusual. This makes me think that this person lives with multiple other people, does a lot of baking, or doesn't know how to make anything else for breakfast.
I also noticed this fridge is lined with bright colors. These colors don't come from produce, but rather plastic packaging. This reminded me of the Podcast we listened to Outside the Box: The Story of Food Packaging, because it just shows how prevalent food packaging is. Everything in the fridge is marked with a brand and contained in a plastic package that will inevitably end up in a landfill. Even the oranges (bottom left) are wrapped in plastic. Unlike the amount of eggs this person has, this amount of packaging is so common. If you look at Hungry Planet's: What The World Eats many Americans live like this. Most of their fridges are jam-packed with pre-packaged processed, condiments, drinks, and dairy products. Plastic packaging has become unavoidable and therefore the norm. One thing I noticed from examining the packaging is that this person has a lot of name brand food products rather than generic, this makes me think they may have a higher food budget that others. However, the lack of fresh produce combats that conclusion.