in one week ...
Here's what's on the menu around the world this week. Take a good look at the family size, diet, availability and cost of what is eaten in each country.
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 $68.50
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
Once again, here's a link to Free Rice and Gospel For Asia. I promise--it won't hurt a bit.
8 Comment:
Wow, that's amazing...and sobering.
Notice how the food gets more nutritious as the cost gets less... until you hit Chad, at which point it looks like a starvation diet.
My husband got this in an e-mail yesterday, and he couldn't stop thinking about it. (He grew up as a street rat, so it's especially poignant to him.)
It's sobering, isn't it? Makes me so thankful I have food for my children -- yet so mindful of the fact that millions others don't.
How enlightening . . . and fascinating. I have a lot of reading to do.
I agree. It is fascinating and sobering. I will share this around too. Thanks so much for sharing it.
Christie
Thanks for posting that Shanny. I'd forgotten about the free rice site until I read your post. Now I've put it in my toolbar so I will see it all the time.
Shannon, I just love the reminder of the Gospel for Asia web page. It is so easy to use and so rewarding to send a little their way every time I take the time to order something for myself from online. God bless you.
Wow, that is amazing. I wont ever complain about my food budget again, Not that I do complain much....but this has been humbling.
what an intriguing, convicting post..
Lisa
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