Hungry Planet

[mariacallas]

See what families from different parts of the world spend and eat on a monthly basis!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interesting isnt it?

 

[DarthMom]

i spent a few months with a family in ecuador. fresh bread every day from down at the panaderia, lots of rice, plantains, chicken, and yummy avacado sandwhiches

 

[Perpetual Indulgence]

From what year is this?

 

[nickels]

That was really interesting.

 

[mariacallas]

From what year is this?

I saw this article in Marie Claire latter part of 2006 if I remember correctly.

 

[Ximot]

nice

 

[Pingu]

That was really interesting.

+1.

 

[Perpetual Indulgence]

I would like to see the results of a physical and blood work on each family.

 

[lifeisforliving]

^ Wow. That is EXACTLY what I was thinking when I saw the Chad family diet.. the comparison would be enlightening for sure!

 

[ocean]

Wow. This is REALLY interesting........ The families in the US are loaded up with sugars and fat! Frosted cereal,soda,corn dogs,french fries,cookies and pizza......makes me really think about what we're putting into our bodies? the convience foods.... hhmmmmm.......

 

[mariacallas]

^Hardly any vegetables in the american families tables...except for those huge brocolli stalks lol .

 

[Perpetual Indulgence]

the broccoli will be covered in cheese or cream sauce

 

[DarthMom]

that isn't typical though, i hope.

 

[Jabberwocky]

prototypical most likely I'd bet