What is eaten in one week around the world

Posted: June 17th, 2010 | Author: Habi | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

I first saw these pho­tos early in 2008. They are from a book called “Hun­gry Planet” by Pete Men­zel. You can find out more about his photo essays on his web­site and through this arti­cle from NPR’s Michele Norris.

Ger­many: The Melander fam­ily of Bargte­heide
Food expen­di­ture for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

United States: The Revis fam­ily of North Car­olina
Food expen­di­ture for one week $341.98

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

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

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

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

Ecuador : The Ayme fam­ily of Tingo
Food expen­di­ture for one week: $31.55

Bhutan : The Nam­gay fam­ily of Shingkhey Vil­lage
Food expen­di­ture for one week: 224.93 ngul­trum or $5.03

Chad : The Aboubakar fam­ily of Brei­d­jing Camp
Food expen­di­ture for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

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