[lotrfan55345]

A really cool article from Time Magazine

Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25
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


Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat


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


United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken


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


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


Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53 Family recipe: Okra and mutton


Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage


United States: The Caven family of California
Food expenditure for one week: $159.18
Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream


Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar
Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02 Family recipe: Mutton dumplings


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 with cream


Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork


Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide
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


http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/ ... 71,00.html

[Revi]

Very interesting. It seems like the poor of the world eat a lot more grains. Almost all the food from the west was packaged and highly processed. Even in China they have to spend $150 a week. I would say that's a lot of money. I think we spend around that to eat.

[lotrfan55345]

Look at Bhutan, all of that food for just $5!

And all that beer/wine for the German family... that looks a bit like borderline alcoholism to consume that much

[Denny]

Japan, Kuwait, U.S., Britian and Germanyt stand out for all the platic packaging.

I am amazed at how much some people spend, both the highs and the lows. I would have thought the U.S. would come out lower, though one family is economical.

[Kingcoal]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'E')cuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage

[Kingcoal]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('lotrfan55345', 'L')ook at Bhutan, all of that food for just $5!

And all that beer/wine for the German family... that looks a bit like borderline alcoholism to consume that much

[dukey]

in the picture of the UK family there is a box of GoCat on the table. That's cat food. I didn't know people ate cat food here

hehe

Also it seems clear US + UK eat a lot of processed rubbish. Other countries seem to eat a lot better.

[POAlex]

Very interesting!

Its incredible how much processed food we eat in the West.