A Week's Food From Around the World

Someone sent me an email once with photos of families from a range of countries showing all the groceries they bought in a week.  It's both funny (how unenthused is the German kid? and what's with the giant stuffed elephant in the Polish photo?) and also kind of sad (the lack of fresh food in the photos from Chad and America). 

A Week's Food From Around the World

German Family Melander

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

Japan : The Ukita family of Kodaira City

Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25

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

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So I've totally cheated here by taking a photo of the most healthy lot of groceries I've ever bought!  Am on a strict eating plan given to me by my personal trainer - and given how much $$$ I'm giving her each week it's guilting me into following it.  Anyway, I do intend to take photos like this again out of interest - and also to see whether I eat all of this food over the next 7 days.  The pic is missing eggs, kangaroo and almonds which I will also be dining on.  This cost me about $80 I think.