Everything is getting more expensive, and Americans are feeling the pressure, with more than half concerned about the growing cost of food.
Amid this ongoing sticker shock at the supermarket, we’d like to know: How has the rising cost of food changed the way you shop for groceries?
Here’s what your fellow Pennsylvanians had to say:
“We make our own meals and we don’t buy boxed or freezer meals. We usually will buy one pound of meat per meal unless there’s a sale. Then I’ll make a big batch of something that’s versatile for a few different meals. Thankfully, my youngest loves chicken leg quarters and those are usually cheap! Our local farm is more expensive for a lot of produce, so we can’t even really shop locally because that extra cost is going into my gas tank.”
— Kim, The Poconos
“As grocery items are skyrocketing and being retired and on a limited income, I have become more diligent in accommodating my recipes using as many items as I can find on sale.”
— Carol, East Vincent Township
“Well, shopping for organic food is out right now. That’s the biggest change we’ve had to make. Why is it more expensive to eat more healthily? Follow-up question: Why is the government not doing more to regulate the price of organic / non-processed foods? Seems to me that if citizens eat better, they’re less likely to get sick, and less likely to tax an already overly taxed health care system.”
— Ben H., Harrisburg
“Bye-bye Whole Foods, hello Aldi. Been this way since I lost my government job last year. Thanks, Elon! I’m not bothered by it too much, except now I’ve got to eat frozen instead of fresh seafood, which I’m not too happy about.”
— Jennifer, Allegheny County
Let us know how the rising cost of food has changed the way you shop for groceries, and PLEASE let us know where you live.
