Third World Food

It's been known for a long time that western (i.e. American) diets cause a decline in health.  Native peoples that move up in the world tend to start eating bad food as soon as they can afford it.

In a reverse of this trend, I am eating on the beach in Mexico.   I have no cans with me, and no freezer to speak of.  We are potlucking vanagons, consuming local fish, crab, avocados, corn, tortillas, salsa, fruit, broccoli, and other native ingredients.

Things are changing, but many of the food providers cannot afford unhealthy western food practices.  I saw chickens crossing the dirt street, and cows wandering the desert foraging.  One would hope that the fruits and veggies are raised more naturally than in the US.