A balanced week, at your prices
How much food a balanced week takes, for however many people you are. The quantities come from a standard the FAO built from ten national dietary guidelines. The foods and the prices are yours.
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The basket
Your list
Write what you are actually going to buy. Pick its group so the basket can tell you what is still missing. The price is optional.
Total for the period
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What the basket assumes
Four things worth knowing before you use the numbers above.
- It names groups, not foods. Any food in a group fills its place. Rice, maize, cassava, potato, bread and plantain are all starchy staples, and the basket does not pick between them.
- The FAO prices the cheapest item available in each group, country by country. That is what makes the basket comparable from one place to another, and it is also why the figure is a floor rather than a budget.
- The minimum number of items is there for variety, not for volume. Two starchy staples and three vegetables mean two and three different ones, in the quantity shown for the whole group.
- 2,330 kcal a day is the basket's energy target, not a personal one. Energy needs change with age, size, health and how hard you work. The basket is a reference, not a prescription.