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Kat:

Subject: One [1] weeks food

Food for thought!

This is undoubtedly one of the most interesting e-mails I've ever received.

Take a good look at the diet of each country and the cost of what is eaten
in one week.
 
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

Deborah-Leigh:

Very interesting Kat!

I noticed that the healthier more natural or unprocessed food and drink, show up in the less expensive budgets :) Is this a case that less is more? It reminds me of the diet of John the Baptist.....

You are what you eat.... :D

Peace be to you

Arcturus :)

Kat:

Yep I noticed that too, Arcturus.
I also noticed that the meat seem to diminish as you go down in cost and I could not see any meat in the last few.
Interesting to see the different homes of the families too.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

Martinez:
It would be interesting to do the comparison again but this time without the packaging.
It seems the more packaging you take away, the more the cost of things goes down.

My wife and I are actually going through negotiations at the moment trying to reduce our food bill and we are also trying to get a vegetable garden happening so that we can greatly reduce the cost of living.

I am currently unemployed because of a disability so we are not exactly living the high life, but I believe God is using it to teach a number of very valuable lessons, one of which is to be content in all things.

We are very spoiled though in the western world aren't we!

Grateful:
Uh-oh, Arc!!   Arrrgghh, I theenk I'm in beeeg trouble (if I am what I eat....I have a sweet tooth that has NEVER quit (and it's found in the middle of the roof of my mouth!!   AH HAHAHAHAH!! )   

If I had MY druthers, I'd eat a great variety of salads (I love cheese cubes in them too), fresh fruits galore, sweet corn on the cob, low-salt popcorn, and CHOCOLATE (preferably Ghirardelli's bulk choc., or Hershey's, except for the fact that I just found out last week or so that Hershey's is selling out their factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania and moving it to Mexico, thus being able to charge MORE for it in the U.S.!!  Dang!!).  I also love fruit juices!

Well, I have just let my hair down in full sight of all o'  you!!  NOW you know me a whole lot better....for I "Eat to live to live to eat!!"   HEE !  ;D    Isn't that kind of like the CrEATor??     ::) ::)    In fact, picnics by sunlit bubbling brooks are some of my FAVORITE THINGS in this world to do !!   :D

Your 'Picnic Pal' !

Linda

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