Images from Peter Menzel’s book “Hungry Planet”

Bhutan : The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03

Mexico: The Casales family of CuernavacaFood expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesosor $189.09

Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira CityFood expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25

Chad : The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

Chad: The Mustapha family of Dar es Salaam VillageFood expenditure for one week: 10,200 CFA Francs or $18.33

Sarajevo: The Dudo family of Bosnia and HerzegovinaFood expenditure for one week: 167 Konvertibilna Marka or $344.82

Turkey: The Celik family of Istanbul Food expenditure for one week: 198.48 New Turkish liras or $145.88

Italy : The Manzo family of Sicily Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

Germany : The Melander family of Bargteheide Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

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 TingoFood expenditure for one week: $31.55

France: The Le Moine family of ParisFood expenditure for one week: $315.17 Euros or $419.95

United States : The Fernandez family of San Antonio, TexasFood expenditure for one week: $242.48

United States : The Revis family of North Carolina Food expenditure for one week: $341.98

Great Britain: The Bainton family of WiltshireFood expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.13

China: The Dong family of BeijingFood expenditure for one week: 1233.76 Yuan or$155.06

India: The Patkar family of UjjainFood expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 Rupees or $39.27

Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of UlaanbaatarFood expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 Togrogs or$40.02

Cultural Comparisons

CountryWeekly

Total, US $Number of

PeoplePer

Person % of USA

Chad 1.23 6 $0.21 0.4%

Bhutan 5.03 13 $0.39 1.5%

Ecuador 31.55 9 $3.51 9.2%

Egypt 68.53 12 $5.71 20.0%

Poland 151.27 5 $30.25 44.2%

Mexico 189.09 5 $37.82 55.3%

Italy 260.11 5 $52.02 76.1%

USA 341.98 4 $85.50 100.0%

Germany 500.07 4 $125.02 146.2%

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o Track your meals and their cost with your parents for one weeko Bring a completed Data Form back at the end of the weeko Use your data and the data from this presentation to make your

own bar graph