World Food Day: 12 meals you can buy for $1
Different herbs and spices are on display at a booth of the BioFach trade fair for organic products in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on February 15, 2012. DAVID EBENER/AFP/Getty Images
More than 1 billion people survive on less than $1.25 per day, according to the World Bank. To raise awareness of extreme poverty, the organization asked people around the world what they buy with $1.
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