What is Food is Eaten Around the World in One Week
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Opening Our Eyes and Interpreting What We See
I recently received an email from a colleague that caught my attention. In general, I don’t usually read the “forward” type of emails that have been passed on and on. However, this particular email was fascinating, intriguing, shocking and an eye opener.
The email I received was only a portion of an article that was written and posted at bizmediascience. After finding and reading the article in its original and unaltered format, it has me thinking even more.
“What are you talking about?” you ask. Take a look below, and please leave your comments or opinions. Enough said, as the photos shall speak on their own.
Meet the Manzo Family of Sicily, Italy
For the Manzo Family, they spend 214.36 Euros or $260.11 per week on food. This is what they purchase:
The Melander Family of Bargteheide, Germany
For the Melander family, they spend 375.39 Euros or $500.07 per week for food. This is what they purchase:
The Revis Family of North Carolina, United States
For this family, they spend $341.98 per week on their grocery bill. This is what they purchase:
The Casales Family of Cuernavaca, Mexico
This family spends 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09 per week on their food purchases. This is what they purchase:
Meet the Sobczynscy Family of Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland
This family spends 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27 for one weeks' worth of food. This is what they purchase:
The Ahmed Family of Cairo, Egypt
The weekly food expenditure for this family is 387.85 Egyptian pounds or $68.53 and they purchased these items:
The Ayme Family of Tingo, Ecuador
For one week, their food expenditure is $31.55 and for this amount, they purchased these items:
From Shingkey Village, Bhutan is the Namgay Family
For one week's food expenditure, this family spends 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03. This is what they purchased:
From Breidjing Camp, Chad is the Aboubakar Family
This family has a food expenditure of 635 CFA Francs or $1.25 per week. For this, they purchased:
Conclusions
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Comments
It is not the amount that they purchased or how big their family is or how much they spent. The point that I find is that all of the families from other countries have purchased mostly water, fruits, and veggies. The family from the united states had purchased mostly pizzas, chips, and junk food. The conclusion I found is that America is an unhealthy country.
I must say that I AM amazed! That is a lot of food for most of those households, WoW! Except for the last few. I could not help but notice the substantial amount of junk food eaten by the States compared to other places. Also its painful to see that some have so little while others have so much, it hurts my heart.
I notice most of the European families had plenty of fruits and vegetables that are rich in antioxidants and the family in Chad had primarily grain to sustain the family...maybe because of the arid climate( sub-sahara) and overall poverty of the country that these foods are lacking on the family's menu.
This is incredible. It is sad to see the 'American' grocery picture. All that junk!
Thats pretty amazing! I see why Americans are so fat! The North Carolina picture is so completely ridiculous compared to all other pictures. You know most of the reason is the American market. Notice all the junk, canned preservatives, boxed and packaged junk, junk, junk, junk! I wished we could eat more like the rest of the world & I do my best! Great Article!
Looking at all of these families they all look well nourished. I was shocked at how little the African family spent, and yet it appeared to be enough to feed the whole family. This on one of the most interesting hubs to date. I'm going to recommend this one to be read by all hubbers.
Wow! What a huge difference between the families here and their earnings they can spend on food, life's most important top purchases. Fruit and vegetables don't need packaging, so some food is bound to be cheaper. The further east you go, the cheaper the food. This is a brilliant hub! It's a wake up call, folks! I wonder how many of them have mobile phones, radios, TVs or internet? The well off don't smile as much...and they don't need that much food, surely.
Something about this hub....such a powerful message in it! Just loved it! I can't stop looking at that Aboubakar family.....and wondering at the contrast in the way human beings exist and survive! Very humbling....
Agreed!
The first thing I noticed when scrolling down your hub was how much more packaging the U.S. uses. I also noticed in the U.S. pic so much of the food is processed or pre-made. The German family appears to drink much of their diet. The family of Ecuador, and Bhutan seem really happy, but I don't know if that has anything to do with what they are eating. Interesting pics. Thanks.
How did I miss reading this hub? OMG, wow. Thanks Beth, for sharing this. It's absolutely incredible what we as a species can survive on. This hub has truly got me thinking. Thanks again.
Beth - as always an amazing hub. There was so much to "notice" about these pics - the quality of food choices, the difference in what they can bring home themselves vs what has to be bought, the food choices, the happy faces, the surroundings, I could go on and on. It also immediately brought to mind the seperate economies and what the monetary income vs outgo was. I was particularly taken with the family from Chad so I just had to do some research. I found an article at alertnet by rutgers that really described the situation and my heart is breaking for them. Thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention.
Great Hub! Wow, the family in Chad breaks my heart.
This is fascinating! We're always careful not to waste food. How does that American family spend so much a week? Heck, they could eat every meal out for that price!
This hub was amazing...Pictures do say the words as illustrated here...thanks for the reminder...
wow, what a fascinating hub.. definately forwarding this one. thanks!
I like this hub, its very interesting! :D
I like this hub, its very interesting! :D
It appears to me that there is a great lack of nutritional value in the upper pictures. Though there may not be the quantity of food in the lower ones, it is of a better value.
Question: The upper pictures state 'this is what they buy.' The lower ones state, 'this is what they could buy' Why the difference?
Fascinating! The American family can probably afford whatever they want, and they buy junk food. Also interesting is that most of the families look happy. The poorest is probably grateful for what they have. The Ecuadorean family is particularly charming! Perhaps they have discovered that enough is all you really need.
Wow, this is a rather interesting hub. I'm going to have to agree with leonjane, 100 percent on this, since it wouldn't surprise me that most western culture families tend to waste a lot more food than some other cultures, living in 3rd world countries. Anyway, thanks for information.
I am forwarding this hub address to my sister. She forwards me email with interesting and often shocking information. Finally I have something equally shocking to forward her. Thanks!
It's quite humbling to see that Breidjing Camp family can survive on small amount of food per week compared to the rest of the world. You also have to compare family size with quantity of food as well to put this into perspective. I'd also be interested to see how much of each families food ends up as wasted food. You would also probably be surprised that western people waste more food than others even though they have more devices, like refrigerators to help keep the food from spoiling.
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