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Compared to other countries, Americans spend a small percentage of their household income on food.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics have an average family spending 5.7 percent of their earnings on meals and snacks, while the number is 8.6 in the U.K. and over 40 percent in countries like Jordan and Indonesia.

It hasn't always been this way -- Americans were spending 17 percent on food in the 1950s -- but advances in agriculture and livestock, as well as government subsidies to farmers, have knocked down costs considerably.

Judging by the size of many Americans, McDonald's dollar menu has also played a vital role in this decline.

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