Your weekly dose of fun food facts and oddities (as of today).
For this week’s dose, a fascinating look at what families around the world are eating, and how much they spend on groceries per week.
Compare your family’s food expenditures to families such as this American family of 2 adults and 2 teens. They spend $341.98 a week on groceries.

This family in Germany of 2 adults and 2 teens spends the equivalent of $500.07 US dollars on groceries for a week.
This Egyptian family of 7 adults and 5 kids spends the equivalent of $68.53 USD on groceries per week.
This family of 6 in Chad spends $1.23 USD on groceries a week.
See the full photo essay by Michael Ott