I just came across this slide show on MSN money:
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/RaiseKids/what-the-world-eats.aspx?slide-number=1
North Carolina
Cost of a week's worth of food: $377.20
This is 1 photo from an 11 photo slide show (I don't think this family is eating very healthy).
I also have problem with the figure for China. I think they are featuring an upper middle class family, because you can eat out every meal for less than that amount. (I studied in China for 6 month and visit for 1 month every 2 years.)
But in any case, I thought this was an interesting concept.
Maybe we all should take pictures of our week's worth of groceries and tally the cost.
What the world eats - one week's worth of food
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This is the reason I don't often understand the "junk food is cheaper" sentiment. $377/week on FOOD? Seriously? That's just insane. I am not a health food nut, but holy cow that is a lot of crappy food! We can eat like kings for $150 per week, personally.
It would be interesting to see bloggers' shopping habits, though it would be pretty difficult to separate out one week of food. For me anyway, but definitely a good idea!
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I don't shop once a week, I pick up fresh produce on my way from work, and often the day that I plan to cook it.
Fresh fish for example, also herbs, bread, berries.
So it would, at best, be several pictures over the course of the week. Not as "neat" as having all of it in one shot.
I would love to borrow that book from the library, but unfortunately library in our area has hours that don't allow anyone who is working full time to use it.
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