Flores M, Bent V W
Arch Latinoam Nutr. 1980 Mar;30(1):58-74.
A simple and practical methodology is proposed to define the "Family Food Basket", that must be based on the prevalent food situation of a country. At present, the "Family Food Basket" is an expression frequently used by government agencies (Ministries of Economics, Agriculture and Statistical Offices), because the money value estimation of the "Basket" is used as the basis for the establishment of minimum wages for the different socioeconomic groups. It is necessary, therefore, to determine the quantities of different foods that should be included as part of the diets so as to cover the nutritional requirements of the population. An explanation is also given here to show the differences between the "Food Basket" and the "Minimum Cost Recommended Diets", prepared in 1970 for the Central American countries. In order to explain the methodology, an example is given trying to define the "Family Food Basket of El Salvador" on the basis of available information gathered from food consumption surveys carried out at national level. Since a standardized methodology to obtain the actual food prices does not exist, some alternatives are given to estimate the money value of the "Family Food Basket".
本文提出了一种简单实用的方法来定义“家庭食物篮”，该方法必须基于一个国家普遍的食物状况。目前，“家庭食物篮”是政府机构（经济部、农业部和统计局）经常使用的一个表述，因为“篮子”的货币价值估计被用作确定不同社会经济群体最低工资的基础。因此，有必要确定应纳入饮食的不同食物的数量，以满足人口的营养需求。本文还对“食物篮”与1970年为中美洲国家制定的“最低成本推荐饮食”之间的差异进行了解释。为了解释该方法，给出了一个示例，试图根据从全国范围内进行的食物消费调查收集到的现有信息来定义“萨尔瓦多家庭食物篮”。由于不存在获取实际食物价格的标准化方法，因此给出了一些估计“家庭食物篮”货币价值的替代方法。
