Usually I keep away from blogging political stuff. But the comment made by President Bush made me blog this.
Before i came US, my diet used to be
Breakfast - 2 idlies in Hotel Krishna Prasad Udipi on Mount Road, Chennai
Lunch - Company subsidized lunch. Still I could never manage to eat more than 2 uthappams (yes that used to be served as lunch)/ 2 chapathis, 1/2 cup rice with rasam, little porial, curds and pickle.
Snack - 1 samosa/ Kachori and tea
Dinner - 3 rotis with sabji. Salt Lassi or just water
Now after coming to USA, if I calculate what I eat - 40% of it is processed.
Breakfast - Cereal (mother of all processed foods) and Soy milk (what the heck is that)
Lunch - Every possible vegetarian item in the world. No limits. Lavish portions. Half of the times eating out.
Snack - Coffee all day long(Starbucks coffee cup seemed to be extension of my hand), doughnuts, cakes, leftovers from meeting rooms, birthday party foods, baby shower punch, Diet Coke, bottled water
Dinner - Good portioned food always end with some Gatorade or some junk juice.
Somehow struggling to keep weight in control( you can never count the number of times I blame myself about my food habits when I am doing the squats at fitness center)
The bottom line is USA is number 1 food waster and number 1 resource waster. While I dont know whether we can believe in sweeping assumptions like bio-fuels are causing food scarcity or not, food consumption in India can never reach to the obscene levels of US and other developed countries. So, start reforms from home front and make everyone realize the value of any product food or electronics or anything that needs energy to produce.
This also applies to Indian Republic. Most of the urban populace are now thinking it is fashionable to live like Americans. You could not be more wrong. If you can learn anything from American lifestyle, it should be how not to waste. At least American population is small and they have a vast country. With heavy subsidy, by next year, I will not be surprised if there is American long grain rice every corner of the world. But Indian state can never withstand the thrist of a billion Indians who want to live like Americans.
And coming to President Bush's comment. Why do you guys care what he says? Even in USA not many are paying much attention to him. Why should you all give so much mileage to Mr. Tough Guy. Leave the poor chap. He will fade into history after Jan 2009.
