Over the weekend of October 1st, I had the privilege to take a picture of my grandmother’s neighbor’s fridge and all of its contents. The woman who allowed me to take a picture of her refrigerator is a single 80-year-old. She often has her grandson over to eat with her; he lives nearby. Her fridge contained many of leftovers sealed in Tupperware containers. She said that when she cooks, she makes enough so that she can save some for the next day, perhaps to have for lunch so that she does not have to cook again. The top shelf of the fridge contained mostly beverages. These included cranberry juice, 2% milk, water, and a few bottles of wine. The other shelves contained mostly refrigerated cheeses, breads, eggs, and the leftovers she keeps. Her drawers below are where she keeps her produce. The door of her fridge contains many condiments, sauces, and jams; some that she makes on her own. Not much of the fridge’s contents indicate unhealthy eating, but the freezer is a totally different story.
Most of the freezer side contains frozen microwaveable snacks such as pizza rolls, precooked pot-pies, and other processed goods. I asked her, “do you enjoy frozen foods that you can put into the microwave or oven?” She responded “eating pre-packaged food to just toss in the microwave is a lot easier for me than cooking a full meal, especially when I eat alone”. This is totally understandable. An older woman that lives by herself would be exhausted if she cooked every meal for herself daily. Taking the “easy route” is something that even I do. I don’t blame her! She did, however, have a lot of frozen meats in her freezer as well. Analyzing a random woman’s fridge reminded me of looking at the selections of photos from Hungry Planet. I wouldn’t generalize her into any of the categories/regions shown, because those were all for larger families. She did follow the “typical American” style pretty closely though. This woman seemed to be pretty well off unlike the families in the documentary The Harvest; she was able to afford a lot of fresh produce.
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