We are what we eat: this is the food children around the world eat in a week

The photos of children with the food they eat in a week is like a kind of tribute to food and its role in our lives. Food affects us and our everyday life much more, as it seems at first glance

It directly affects our well-being, health, appearance, and often plays a role in with whom we connect (just think of vegans, vegetarians, omnivores) and it matters companion of our relationships with other people (it is surely no coincidence that dates or important meetings happen with a table full of goodies).

His enthusiasm for food is a photographer Greg Segal expressed with a set of photos that you can see in the photo gallery below.

Gallery: Children around the world eat this kind of food in a week

Ademilson Francisco Dos Santos is 11 years old and lives in a remote village in Brazil, more than 200 km away from civilization. They have no television, electricity or running water. He once tried a hotdog but didn't like it one bit.

8 year old Beryl Oh Jynn from Malaysia. She loves spaghetti the most. She is not allowed to drink sweet drinks at home. When she grows up, she would like to be a cheerleader.

Andrea Testa from Italy loves spaghetti. He wants to become a doctor when he grows up. She wants to have a puppy.

10-year-old Adveeti Venkatesh from India gets most of his meals prepared by his grandmother. Her parents, who work as researchers, usually join us for dinner. Adveeta wants to become a veterinarian and help animal shelters and orphanages.

11-year-old Meissa Ndiaye from Senegal loves meat, although it is not often on his daily menu. He loves soccer and wants to be able to play professionally one day.

9-year-old Yusuf Abdullah Al Muhairi loves the food prepared by his mother, who is a chef by profession. In his spare time he likes to ride horses. Sam knows how to make scrambled eggs on toast.

8-year-old June Grosser from Germany prefers Viennese steak. When she eats a meal, she is full, but soon becomes hungry again. He often wonders if vampires really exist.

6 Leona “Nona” Del Grosso Sands lives in the US with her mother and grandmother. Her mother forces her to eat vegetables, especially broccoli. Nona admires her mother and grandmother.

Hank Segal from USA wants to be a mechanical engineer at NASA. Otherwise, he thinks that there is something of a dog hiding in him, as he has an extremely well-developed sense of smell. His role models are Albert Einstein, Teddy Roosevelt and Abe Lincoln.

Davi Ribeiro De Jesus from Brazil lives with his stepmother, father and three siblings in a one-room house in a favela. His father is currently looking for work. On Sundays, they go to mass together.

Sira Cissokho is 8 years old and comes from Dakar. They don't always have enough food at home. For special occasions, her mother makes her favorite dish. If I had enough money, I would give my parents a trip to Mecca.

10 Rosalie Durand from France spends half her time with her father and half with her mother. Her father owns a restaurant and taught her to prepare many delicious things. When she grows up, she wants to become an interior designer. She likes boxing.

Tharkish Sri Ganesh and Mierra Sri Varrsha come from Malaysia and are 10 and 9 years old. Most of their meals are prepared by their mother, but during the week they often eat pizza or KFC.

10-year-old Anchal Sahani from India lives in the suburbs of Mumbai. Her father earns less than $5 a day. Anchal takes care of his little brother, who is still a baby, and helps with household chores.

9-year-old Kawakanih lives in the Yawalapiti clan in the Brazilian rainforest. Her mother tongue is Arawaki, which is spoken by only 7 people in the world. Every few months, Kawakanih travels to Canada, where he learns how to use a computer at school.