What Families Eat Per Week – Country By Country

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The Ahmed Family – Cairo, Egypt

Money spent = USD$68.53

Family gathering with diverse foods and fresh produce for weekly meals
COPYRIGHT:� 2005 Peter Menzel / Hungry Planet: What the World Eats / http://www.menzelphoto.com

In terms of money spent, and bang for the buck, it seems the Ahmed family of Cairo win. To feed 12 people on less than USD$70 a week is pretty impressive. Even more impressive is the great dietary balance we’re seeing here, from fresh fruits and vegetables, to meats and grains. Not much processed at all.

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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