Today alone I spent $12 bucks on food…and I haven`t even had dinner yet. Falafel and tabouli at a local cafe cost me 7 bucks. Coffee and a donut at Tim Hortons cost me another $2.57. There goes my money..down the drain (after passing through my digestive system)
I decided to write a quick blog before I rummage through my girlfriend`s food pantry. So check this: seeing how Root.ED is going to be taking 8 Montreal youths to Senegal next summer, and since we are going tbe on a tight budget…I thought it would be worthwhile to see how much people across the world spend on food.
Check some numbers
Let`s start off with our close cousins:the USA: This North Carolina family spends $341.98 on food per week. Real talk though..can a brotha get some greens up in here? Cheez on bread! Smiling with big pizza in hand, this is not a game boss!
Next up..let’s take it to Kuwait:
This family spends $221.45 a week on food. More than 100 bucks less than the American family…and double the family size.
Moving on to South America:
This family is from Ecuador and they spend about 32 bucks on food.
This Chinese family spends $155 on food.
And last but definitely not least…I&I people from the Continent. This pic is of a Sudanese family in a refugee camp in Chad. They spend $1.23 a week on food.
Note that these are just examples…the differences in how much people spend on food in a week can be drastic even within the limits of a city like Montreal.
Different realities..but we all got to eat. Stay updated with Root.ED as our participants explore the many complexities of food security as they embark on this enlightening journey from Montreal, Canada to Dakar, Senegal.
*this info is from the book Hungry Planet by Faith D`Aluisio
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