Food & Drink Infographics

Space flight has always pushed innovation to its limits and as we set our sights on Mars, we’re now trying to understand some of the more challenging concepts of long-term space travel. Two of the largest, although not the only issues are our food supply and the life support system. In this infographic, The Greenhouse People explore the difficulties of growing plants in space.

It’s estimated that approximately 45 million Americans go on a diet each year and spend around $33 billion on weight-loss products. Despite all of this, just about two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese. There are countless diets out there, but it’s key to pick one that you’re able to stick with. This infographic outlines 55 of the most popular diet swaps to satisfy every craving.

The calories listed on food packaging, as well as the amount of fats, sugars, and protein found in the food you’re about to eat can help you plan your meals for the day and help you reach your nutritional goals. But calories, fat, sugar, and protein amounts only tell you part of the story. The serving size listed on the nutrition facts tells you the rest. Learn more about serving sizes in this infographic.

Here is a helpful infographic by SmokeGears.Com with smoking temperatures and times for a combination of regular beef, chicken, kinds of seafood, fish, vegetable. This design chart is mainly dedicated to BBQ apprentices who need surmised times and temperatures.

It’s summer and it’s time to chill out. Make these cold brew coffee recipes for a rocking morning beverage or a caffeine-fueled cocktail. These 15 recipes, compiled by DeathWishCoffee.com, will get you addicted to cold brew coffee, if you aren’t already.

This is a useful infographic, courtesy of Nisbets, explaining different dietary requirements of modern eating. It goes through allergy and intolerance awareness, conscious diets including vegetarian, vegan and paleo diets, and sustainable movements.

We all define success differently and reach our goals via unique paths. These chefs leveraged their most winning traits and stayed true to themselves to reach the top. Here’s an infographic that takes a look at what ingredients they used along the way.

The classic Big Mac is a fast food item that’s known the world over. It’s been on sale since 1967 and is now available in over 100 countries worldwide. It’s simple recipe seems easy to replicate across the globe, but in reality each country has a different take on the Big Mac. In this infographic, compare 20 of the world’s Big Macs to find out which is healthiest, biggest, highest in protein and even most expensive.

There are a huge number of rice varieties around the world – 40,000 plus in fact! Thankfully our lives are made a lot less confusing at the supermarket as there are fewer options on the shelf. Two common types of rice are Jasmine and Basmati. At a glance, they look quite similar when they’re raw but don’t let that fool you. They’re quite different rice varieties with their own uses in the kitchen. 

“People throw away food because it is not big enough part of their income,” says Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of the healthy U.K. fast-food chain Leon. Because many people forget the value of food, they perhaps don;t realize how much they throw away every day. This infographic gives you 7 great dishes that you can make using leftover food to help reduce food waste