Loading ...Canadians Change Eating Habits as Food Prices Rise
Food inflation may be higher than Statistics Canada suggests, says expert
“Even if Statistics Canada’s estimates are on the conservative side, the increase is still substantial. The agency reports that meat prices have risen about 10 percent in the past six months, while the price of groceries has risen 8 to 10 percent over that time.”
“On some items, Statistics Canada and the Canadian company BetterCart, a platform that compares food prices across grocery stores, disagree on which direction prices have gone since January. Statistics Canada says a litre of ketchup cost 5.9 percent less, but BetterCart said it increased 7.3 percent. Similarly, Statistics Canada says the price of 500 grams of macaroni dropped 3.1 percent, but BetterCart said it grew 12.7 percent.
On some other items, the agency had lower estimates on price increases. It said a kilogram of frozen french fries went up 5.9 percent, while BetterCart said it rose 26.2 percent. Statistics Canada said the price of 454 grams of butter rose 2.8 percent, but BetterCart said it rose 35.5 percent.”
I saw a dozen eggs prices at $9 bucks. My buddy picked up 2 cartons of smokes, his tab was $380 for the habit.!
WOW!!
Yeah, the ground chicken that I regularly buy for the darling doggy has gone from $5 a package to $6. Thankfully, our household can weather price increases including for the 4-legged family member (although he’s equally happy to eat eggs or tofu as his protein source)
A dozen eggs is still $6 at the farm about 20 min down the road.
Our go-to has always been local farmers markets; that’s the healthiest way to eat and it supports local growers. I’m also stocking up on dried beans, which are easy to reconstitute in the crockpot.
Time for the church ladies to start publishing their favourite recipes again — tough times coming and pickings will be slim so knowing how to cook what you have could make big difference!