As you and your wallet might know, inflation is affecting just about everyone, including at the grocery store. Ingredients across the board — pantry staples, fruits, vegetables and meat — are seeing price hikes, often making it a challenge to mitigate climbing costs. I am now more conscious than ever of what I put into my cart every week. If there’s one thing I know to be certain, though, it’s that delicious food does not have to break the bank. […]
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Even if you weren’t a fan of grocery shopping before, you’ve likely noticed a new reason to dread it: sticker shock at the checkout. Inflation in the United States rose 9.1 percent compared with last June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Consumer Price Index (CPI) forecast predicts that food in particular will see upward of an 8.5 percent price increase in 2022. While that news is bad, it doesn’t necessarily mean […]
Volunteers Jill Smythe, left, and Lois Grey sort food for the agency shopping area on May 18 at the Food Bank of Alaska in Anchorage. The agency shopping area is where partner agencies can get food to distribute through their own programs. (Loren Holmes / ADN) More and more Alaskans need help with food as prices spike at the gas pump and on grocery shelves, while pandemic relief dollars dry up, local providers say. “Most of our partners are saying […]
