Swelling prices for food changing how we shop

Each and every time I go into the grocery store I get a shock at how much an item has increased. I only had one Pomegranate this season because they were going for $4.00.  Freaking ridiculous. (Update: I found Pomegranates the size of my head at the store in the poorer zip code for $0.99).

From The Modesto Bee: Swelling prices for food changing how we shop

“Prices for oil, corn and wheat have been dropping for months, but food prices in the supermarket are climbing.

Food inflation slowed in October, according to federal figures released Wednesday, but grocery prices are up 7.5 percent over last year.

Combined with the bad economy, the higher cost of eating is changing the way we shop for food, from choosing store labels over national brands to using more coupons to switching to cheaper cuts of meat.”

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