Saw an interesting feature on TIME photos, showing what's on the family dinner table all around the globe. The beautiful photographs are by Peter Menzel from the book "Hungry Planet".
What an eye opener. For some families, they spend US$500 a week on food while for others, they survive with less than US$2 a week. Ironically, the family size of those who spend less are generally bigger than those families who spend and eat more. Take for instance, a Bhutanese family of 13 survives on US$5 per week on food, while a German family of 4 spends US$500 each week, 100 times more.
Let's look at what each family in a country spend on eating, from the most expensive to the least. How much do you spend on food a week?
What an eye opener. For some families, they spend US$500 a week on food while for others, they survive with less than US$2 a week. Ironically, the family size of those who spend less are generally bigger than those families who spend and eat more. Take for instance, a Bhutanese family of 13 survives on US$5 per week on food, while a German family of 4 spends US$500 each week, 100 times more.
Let's look at what each family in a country spend on eating, from the most expensive to the least. How much do you spend on food a week?
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
Favorite foods: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding
Luxembourg: The Kuttan-Kasses of Erpeldange
Food expenditure for one week: 347.64 Euros or $465.84
Favorite Foods: Shrimp pizza, Chicken in wine sauce, Turkish kebabs
France: The Le Moines of Montreuil
Food expenditure for one week: 315.17 euros or $419.95
Food expenditure for one week: 315.17 euros or $419.95
Favorite Foods: Delphine Le Moine's Apricot Tarts, pasta carbonara, Thai food
Australia: The Browns of River View
Food expenditure for one week: 481.14 Australian dollars or US$376.45 Family Recipe: Marge Brown's Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt
Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25
Food expenditure for one week: 481.14 Australian dollars or US$376.45 Family Recipe: Marge Brown's Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
Favourite Food: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips
Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks 
Great Britain: The Bainton family of Cllingbourne Ducis
Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15
Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake
Favorite Foods: Shrimp with Alfredo sauce, chicken mole, barbecue ribs, pizza
Kuwait: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City
Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $221.45
Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.00
Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken
China: The Dong family of Beijing
Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06
Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce
Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06
Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce
Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
Family recipe: Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips
Turkey: The Celiks of Istanbul
Food expenditure for one week: 198.48 New Turkish liras or $145.88
Favorite Foods; Melahat's Puffed Pastries
Guatemala: The Mendozas of Todos Santos
Food expenditure for one week: 573 Quetzales or $75.70
Family Recipe: Turkey Stew and Susana Perez Matias's Sheep Soup
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Favourite Food: Okra and mutton
Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar
Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02
Family recipe: Mutton dumplings
India: The Patkars of Ujjain
Food expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 rupees or $39.27
Family Recipe: Sangeeta Patkar's Poha (Rice Flakes)
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage
Food expenditure for one week: 17,670 francs or $26.39
Family Recipe: Natomo Family Rice Dish
Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
I saw this story and the pictures before and am just astounded by the quantity of food! And the packaging! So much trash. : (
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