images from peter menzel’s book “hungry...
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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 Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican
Pesosor $189.09
Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City
Food 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 Village
Food expenditure for one week: 10,200 CFA Francs or $18.33
Sarajevo: The Dudo family of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Food 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 Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
France: The Le Moine family of Paris
Food expenditure for one week: $315.17 Euros or $419.95
United States : The Fernandez family of San Antonio, Texas
Food 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 Wiltshire
Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds
or $253.13
China: The Dong family of Beijing
Food expenditure for one week: 1233.76 Yuan or$155.06
India: The Patkar family of Ujjain
Food expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 Rupees or $39.27
Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar
Food 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%
Another way to look at it!
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Weekly Total
Weekly Total
Follow up Activity
Day of
the
Week
Date Meal What did you eat Approximate
Cost
Meal Status
Circle One
Sunday Breakfast Made from Basics
Frozen/Box/Mix
Ate Out
Lunch Made from Basics
Frozen/Box/Mix
Ate Out
Dinner Made from Basics
Frozen/Box/Mix
Ate Out
Monday Breakfast Made from Basics
Frozen/Box/Mix
Ate Out
o Track your meals and their cost with your parents for one week
o Bring a completed Data Form back at the end of the week
o Use your data and the data from this presentation to make your
own bar graph