verb (used with object), belied, belying. 1. to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 2. to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts. 3. to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.).
So, just $5 per day each. Thatâs $2 less per person per day than the average USDA food budget. For a family of 4 that is $600 per month, with some families coming in a lot lower.The average USDA monthly food budget for that same family is $840. found a few thriftyâs, a lot of low-cost or moderates, and no one who admits to spending the liberal plan :-). So for the sake of argument Iâll assume that the moderate plan is pretty average. The moderate plan for a family of four with small children is $855 per month. That is $7 a day for each person.
Back in 1900, families spent about 40% of their income on food. By 1950, it was just under 30%. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2013 the average American household spent about 10% of its total budget on food. The average food cost for a U.S. household was $6,602 in 2013. Thatâs roughly $2,641 annually per person (based on the average 2.5 people in each household). The average cost of food per month for the typical American household is about $550. We'll show first the breakdown of the budget for food prepared or consumed at home, and then the total overall food budget. Average Food Costs