Sunday, August 24, 2008

Weekly Food Consumption in Countries

Okay I posted this once before but the pictures didn't upload. I thought it was worth posting again with the actual pictures...this might leave more of an impression with you.

What is eaten in one week!

This is undoubtedly one of the most interesting e-mails I've ever received. Take a good look at the family size and diet of each country, the availability & cost of what is eaten in one week.

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 (Sure hope most American
families eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less junk food than this family.)
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

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I used this with my 5th grade class with connections to nutrition, world geography, and world hunger. Then I introduced the free rice web site so they could begin thinking about making a difference globally.
This site is a great starting point for so many lessons.