From Time.com
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
Hungry? Me neither……
Posted by Frank Basciano on May 2, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Thanks for the reality check, notice how the number of people increase as the food supply decreases!
Posted by graceunbound on May 4, 2008 at 8:55 AM
I keep coming back to this and studying it. And I notice how the cost decreases as the amount of processed and packaged food decreases. And I wonder, if more of us started eliminating the over-processed ‘extras’, what financial resources would that free up to support a hunger organization? I know hunger is so much more complex, just pondering. I always say there’s no wiggle room in my budget, but what if I tried, really tried to reduce my grocery costs? And what if I kept my food budget the same and considered the excess ‘feed someone else’ money?
Just thinking out loud.
Posted by gabrielle eden on May 9, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Very very interesting!