American photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio have traveled the world documenting that most basic of human behaviors—what we eat. Their project, “Hungry Planet,” depicts everything that an average family consumes in a given week—and what it costs.
Food Expenditure for One Week: € 253.29 ($325.81 USD).
Favorite foods: salads, shrimp, buttered vegetables, sweet rice with cinnamon and sugar, pasta.
Food expenditure for one week: 2211.97 Norwegian Kroner; ($379.41 USD)
Favorite foods: fresh baked bread with butter and sugar, pancakes, tomato soup with macaroni and cold milk, yogurt
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen ($317.25)
Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips.
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros ($260.11)
Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks.
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs ($1.23)
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat.
Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar ($221.45)
Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice.
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or ($189.09)
Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken.
Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan ($155.06)
Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce.
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys ($151.27)
Family recipe: Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips.
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98.
Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken.
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or ($68.53)
Family recipe: Okra and mutton.
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55.
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage.
Food expenditure for one week: $159.18.
Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream.
Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs ($40.02).
Family recipe: Mutton dumplings.
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum ($5.03)
Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork.
Food expenditure for one week: 481.14 Australian dollars (US$376.45)
Family Recipe: Marge Brown's Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt.
Food expenditure for one week: 4265.89 Norwegian Kroner or ($731.71)
Favorite foods: mutton in cabbage, lasagne, and chocolate.
Food expenditure for one week: 573 Quetzales ($75.70)
Family Recipe: Turkey Stew and Susana Perez Matias's Sheep Soup.
Food expenditure for one week: 347.64 Euros or ($465.84)
Favorite Foods: Shrimp pizza, Chicken in wine sauce, Turkish kebabs.
Food expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 rupees or ($39.27)
Family Recipe: Sangeeta Patkar's Poha (Rice Flakes).
Food expenditure for one week: $242.48.
Favorite Foods: Shrimp with Alfredo sauce, chicken mole, barbecue ribs, pizza.
Food expenditure for one week: 17,670 francs ($26.39)
Family Recipe: Natomo Family Rice Dish
Food expenditure for one week: US $345.
Favorite Foods: narwhal, polar bear, extra cheese stuffed crust pizza, watermelon.
Food expenditure for one week: 315.17 euros ($419.95)
Favorite Foods: Delphin
Food expenditure for one week: 1,928.80 Danish krone or ($277.12)
Favorite Foods: polar bear, narwhal skin, seal stew.
Food expenditure for one week: 198.48 liras ($145.88)
Favorite Foods: Melahat's Puffed Pastries.
Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds ($253.15)
Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream.