The Aboubakar family of Chad is our last family for World Food Week, and they paint a striking picture, spending only about $1.23 on food a week for six people.
You know those tearjerker commercials that try to get you to send money to starving children in Africa? Whether they give the money to the children or not, this does prove that “30 cents a day” really CAN make a difference, doesn’t it?
After all, with this family’s food budget, each person only gets about twenty cents a week.
Think about it… When we fork over our “pocket change” for an 89-cent burrito, we could actually be feeding most of this family for a whole week.
Would this be enough to feed your family? Do you think it’s enough to feed their whole family, truly? How much nutrition do you think this family gets—or do you think that they are malnourished at all?
As with every family, we’d like for you to answer this question: Have they spent too much—too little—or just enough, and why?
Comparing this family with all of the others we’ve looked at—as well as your own—do you think that as Americans, we really eat what we need, or a whole lot more? We already know that our serving sizes are blown out of proportion; what about our whole diets?
We’d love to hear your comments on the American diet, and to get your vote on which of the families we’ve profiled YOU think has the right amount of food. Cast your vote in the comments! Your feedback means alot to us. Your feedback counts…
