How The World Eat, Time Magazine The June 11, 2007 issue has an intersting article about what people in other countries pay per week for food for a family of four. Japan, $317.25–meat and fruit and vegetables are the higest $98.90 & $83.43–traditional Japanese Diet; Germany, $500.07–traditional fresh foods, beverages $70.17, Miscellanous $91.01; Chad, $1.23 for a family of five, food provided by rations from Refugee Camp–no food to buy in this country–receives 39.3 lbs of sorgum and 4.6 lbs of corn-soy mixture. Water provided by Oxfam–no water in this country. No dariy available. United States, $341.98, fast food $71.61, bottled beverages $71.75–lots of pizza and coke in photos, Mexico, $189.09, Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, traditional Mexican foods, high consupmption of soda–$39.07. Most families said their children often ate fast food outside the home that they could not track and three families said the children no longer wanted traditional foods but what they saw on TV.
This photo essay is pretty cool,too.
I probably average $150 per week on groceries. Which includes what paper products and cleaners that I do buy. (which aren’t that many, anymore) I found it pretty interesting to see what others spend, and to see the pictures of all the food.
