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  • Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, 2006 James Beard Award winner for best book.
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  • The Brown family of Riverview, Australia with a week's worth of food: Doug Brown, 54, and his wife Marge, 52, with their daughter Vanessa, 32, and her children, Rhy, 12, Kayla, 15, John, 13, and Sinead, 5. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Molloy family: John, 43, Natalie, 41, Emily, 15 (called Em), and Sean, 5, in Brisbane, on Australia's east coast, with one week's worth of food, in January. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • In Shingkhey, a remote hillside village of a dozen homes, Nalim and Namgay's family assembles in the prayer room of their three-story rammed-earth house with one week's worth of food for their extended family of thirteen. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Dudo family in the kitchen/dining room of their home in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with one week's worth of food. Standing between Ensada Dudo, 32, and Rasim Dudo, 36, are their children (left to right): Ibrahim, 8, Emina, 3, and Amila, 6. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Aboubakar family of Darfur province, Sudan, in front of their tent in the Breidjing Refugee Camp, in eastern Chad, with a week's worth of food. D'jimia Ishakh Souleymane, 40, holds her daughter Hawa, 2; the other children are (left to right) Acha, 12, Mariam, 5, Youssouf, 8, and Abdel Kerim, 16. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Dong family in the living room of their one-bedroom apartment in Beijing, China, with a week's worth of food. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Mustapha family in their courtyard in Dar es Salaam village, Chad, with a week's worth of food. Gathered around Mustapha Abdallah Ishakh, 46 (turban), and Khadidja Baradine, 42 (orange scarf), are Abdel Kerim, 14, Amna, 12 (standing), Nafissa, 6, and Halima, 18 months. Lying on a rug are (left to right) Fatna, 3, granddaughter Amna Ishakh (standing in for Abdallah, 9, who is herding), and Rawda, 5. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Cui family of Weitaiwu village, Beijing Province, in their living room with a week's worth of food. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • Ramon Costa Allouis, 39, Sandra Raymond Mundi, 38, and their children Lisandra, 16, and Fabio, 6 in the courtyard of their extended family's home in Havana, Cuba with one week's worth of food. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Ayme family in their kitchen house in Tingo, Ecuador, a village in the central Andes, with one week's worth of food. Ermelinda Ayme Sichigalo, 37, and Orlando Ayme, 35, sit flanked by their children (left to right): Livia, 15, Natalie, 8, Moises, 11, Alvarito, 4, Jessica, 10, Orlando hijo (Junior, held by Ermelinda), 9 months, and Mauricio, 30 months. Not in photograph: Lucia, 5, who lives with her grandparents to help them out. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Le Moine family in the living room of their apartment in the Paris suburb of Montreuil, with a week's worth of food. Michel Le Moine, 50, and Eve Le Moine, 50, stand behind their daughters, Delphine, 20 (standing), and Laetitia, 16 (holding spaghetti and Coppelius the cat). From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Melander family: Jörg, 45, and Susanne, 43, with sons Kjell, 10, and Finn, 14 in the dining room of their home in Bargteheide, Germany, with a week's worth of food. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Bainton family in the dining area of their living room in Collingbourne Ducis, Wiltshire, with a week's worth of food. Left to right: Mark Bainton, 44, Deb Bainton, 45 (petting Polo the dog), and sons Josh, 14, and Tadd, 12. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Madsen family in their living room in Cap Hope village, Greenland, with a week's worth of food. Standing by the TV are Emil Madsen, 40, and Erika Madsen, 26, with their children (left to right) Martin, 9, Belissa, 6, and Abraham, 12. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Mendoza family and a servant in their courtyard in Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Guatemala, with a week's worth of food. Between Fortunato Pablo Mendoza, 50, and Susana Pérez Matias, 47, stand (left to right) Ignacio, 15, Cristolina, 19, and a family friend (standing in for daughter Marcelucia, 9, who ran off to play). Far right: Sandra Ramos, 11, live-in helper. Not present: Xtila, 17, and Juan, 12. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Patkar family: Jayant, 48, Sangeeta, 42, daughter Neha, 19, and son Akshay, 15 in the living room of their home in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, with one week's worth of food. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • In the kitchen of their apartment in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, the Manzo family: Giuseppe, 31, Piera Marretta, 30, and their sons (left to right) Mauritio, 2, Pietro, 9, and Domenico, 7 stand and sit around a week's worth of food. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Ukita family: Sayo Ukita, 51, and her husband, Kazuo Ukita, 53, with children Maya, 14 (holding chips) and Mio, 17 in their dining room in Kodaira City, Japan, with one week's worth of food. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Matsuda family in the kitchen of their home in Yomitan Village, Okinawa, with a week's worth of food. Takeo Matsuda, 75, and his wife Keiko, 75, stand behind Takeo's mother, Kama, 100. The couple's three grown children live a few miles away. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Al Haggan family and their two Nepali servants in the kitchen of their home in Kuwait City, Kuwait, with one week's worth of food. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Natomo family on the roof of their mud-brick home in Kouakourou, Mali, with a week's worth of food. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Casales family in the open-air living room of their home in Cuernavaca, Mexico, with a week's worth of food. Marco Antonio, 29, and Alma Casales Gutierrez, 30, stand with baby Arath, 1, between them. At the table are their older children, Emmanuel, 7, and Bryan, 5. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Batsuuri family in their single-room home (a sublet in a bigger apartment) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with a week's worth of food. Standing behind Regzen Batsuuri, 44 (left), and Oyuntsetseg (Oyuna) Lhakamsuren, 38, are their children, Khorloo, 17, and Batbileg, 13. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Cabaña family in the main room of their 200-square-foot apartment in Manila, the Philippines, with a week's worth of food. Seated are Angelita Cabaña, 51, her husband, Eduardo Cabaña, 56 (holding sleeping grandson Dave, 2), and their son Charles, 20. Eduardo, Jr., 22 (called Nyok), his wife Abigail, 22, and their daughter Alexandra, 3, stand in the kitchen. Behind the flowers is the youngest son, Christian, 13 (called Ian). The Cabaña family is one of the thirty families featured in the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (MODEL RELEASED IMAGE).
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  • The Sobczynscy family in the main room of their apartment in Konstancin-Jeziorna; Poland; outside Warsaw; with a week's worth of food. Marzena Sobczynska; 32; and Hubert Sobczynski; 31; stand in the rear; with Marzena's parents; Jan Boimski; 59; and Anna Boimska; 56; to their right and their daughter Klaudia; 13; on the couch. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Çelik family in the main room of their three-room apartment in Istanbul, Turkey, with a week's worth of food. Mêhmêt Çelik, 40, stands between his wife Melahat, 33 (in black), and her mother, Habibe Fatma Kose, 51. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Caven family in the kitchen of their home in American Canyon, California, with a week's worth of food. Craig Caven, 38, and Regan Ronayne, 42 (holding Ryan, 3), stand behind the kitchen island; in the foreground is Andrea, 5. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Revis family in the kitchen of their home in suburban Raleigh, North Carolina, with a week's worth of food. Ronald Revis, and Rosemary Revis, stand behind Rosemary's sons from her first marriage, Brandon Demery, (left), and Tyrone Demery. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • The Fernandez family in the kitchen of their San Antonio, Texas home with a week's worth of food. Lawrence, 31, and wife Diana, 35, standing, and Diana's mother, Alejandrina Cepeda, 58, sitting with her grandchildren Brian, 5, and Brianna, 4. From the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Model Released)
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  • Finken family at home in their straw bale suburban home in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The Finken family: Kirk, 43, Danielle Roy, 50, Anna, 11, and Coco Simone (called Coco). ONE WEEK'S FOOD IN October. The Finkens of Gatineau, Canada. Food Expenditure for One Week: $141.43 US dollars.
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  • HUNGRY PLANET2 Grocery List of families covered after the original Hungry Planet Family. The Melanson family consists of: Peter, 30, Pauline, 34, Joseph, 11, Jacob, 9, and Shane, 6. ONE WEEK'S FOOD IN October. The Melansons of Nunavut, Canada.Food Expenditure for One Week:.$350.13 US dollars.
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  • Family of Carlo and Marie Paule Kutten-Kass, Luxembourg with one week's worth of food. Photographed in their dining room. MODEL RELEASED. Carlo and Marie Paule Kutten-Kass of the town of Erpeldange in Bous, southeast of Luxembourg City, near the German border. Carolo is 49. Marie Paule is 48. Also in the photograph: their sons Joe, 19, and Georges, 22. Their daughter was away during the time the photograph was made. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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  • The Lopes-Furtado family from Cabo Verde in the kitchen of their home in Luxembourg with one week's worth of food. Natercia Lopes-Furtado and her husband Ernesto Lopes Sanchez, 47, with their children: Darlene, 16, Melody, 14, Teddy, 9, and Lionel, 4. Cooking method: electric stove, oven and microwave. Food preservation: electric refrigerator and freezer. Model Released.
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  • The Engel family at home in Luxembourg with one week's food. Nico is an architect. He designed their home. Model Released. Architect Nico Engel, 42, and his wife Loba Anikina, 35 of Esch-sur-Alzette, southwestern Luxembourg, and their four children: Maxim, 15; Lou, 12; Mila, 4; and Jora, 2.
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