A west London charity is challenging people to swap their usual diets for those of impoverished women across the globe.
The Hunger Project UK hopes that forgoing their normal treats will help participants better empathise with and highlight the plight of women in some of the world's poorest regions.
The Chiswick -based charity, which strives to end world hunger, says 60% of those affected by malnourishment are women and girls.
Its new A Day In Her Food campaign challenges people to spend at least one day eating what women enduring chronic hunger in Peru, Bangladesh or Senegal would consume on a daily basis.
The charity has collaborated with teams in those countries to produce authentic recipes for those taking up the challenge to follow.
'Women key to ending hunger in our lifetime'
As well as understanding to a small extent what life is like for those women, participants can raise money through sponsorship to help people in those countries lift themselves out of hunger.
Sophie Noonan, The Hunger Project UK's country director, said: "We want to highlight the disproportionate effect that hunger has on women, but we know also that women are the key to ending hunger in our lifetime.
"Research shows that when women are empowered and supported, everyone benefits: communities become more resilient, families are healthier, more children go to school, incomes increase, and agricultural productivity improves."
For more information about the campaign, and how to get involved, visit the A Day In Her Food website.
'Tired, slow and grumpy - My Day In Her Food'
Lily Noonan, of Brentford , is among those who have already completed the challenge.
She and her mum followed the Bangladesh menu, which consisted of a roti for breakfast; rice, potato and onion for lunch; and rice, lentils and onion for dinner.
She said the portion sizes were initially filling, but the lack of variety left her feeling "tired, slow and grumpy" and missing everyday luxuries like coffee, sugar and yoghurt.
Having struggled throughout the day, she says she slept poorly, having been woken several time by a "grumbling stomach".
"It was a very eye-opening experience. We took note of every luxury we benefit from: freshly-kept food in a fridge or freezer, condiments and sauces and spices, daily variety in all our meals," she concluded.
"The women who shared their menus with The Hunger Project for this challenge eat like this every day. Their food is purely to fuel them and their families, and when it is scarce they will sacrifice their meals to feed their children."
