Saturday, April 05, 2008

What is eaten in one week

This fascinating post was posted on one of the forums I belong to (Traditional Foods) - found from this site.

What is eaten in one week in the world!


Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

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Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
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United States: The Revis family of North Carolina (I really hope most American
families eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less junk food than this family.)

Food expenditure for one week $341.98

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Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09

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Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27

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Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

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Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
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Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
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Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

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3 comments:

  1. I found this so fascinating! DH said he wanted these photos mounted up on our kitchen wall...it's also interesting to see the number of people in each photo!

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  2. i was very sobered by this post... makes me want to eat closer to the source, not that I'm a huge processed food junkie, but more than i'd like to be... makes me tear up somehow. food is so core to our identity. wow. you've made me think.

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