Fat Families

From Ann Anagnost's 'Reclaiming the Lost Arts of Living' comes "Changes that begin with one’s food practices ripple outward to encompass changes in the structures and rhythms of daily life. This is a transformative experience for individuals at a micro-level that cumulatively appear to be leading toward epochal shifts reshaping economies at progressively larger scales"

This picture seemed to fit with this quote to me for multiple reasons. To begin with, the food that is laid out on the table is not the typical food that you would see. For starters, the jam is homemade and not store bought. In addition, the girls both have pancakes with fruit and a bowl with what appears to be fruit. They are being served glasses of what appears to be fresh orange juice. If you were to look more closely at this picture, however, you would realize that this lay out on the table is enough to make anyone obese! The amount of food laid out for this family of four to share is way too much!  In addition, the only family member that is obese is the mother. If you notice the mother does not have a place setting at the table but is instead attending to the needs of her family. This may indicate that she cares more about them giving her less chances to worry about herself. She clearly wants to keep them pleased and by doing so she is ignoring the unhealthy situation that she has put herself in.