07-14-2015, 03:38 PM
(07-14-2015, 02:59 PM)michaelsean Wrote: If you look at fruits, vegetables, potatoes, eggs, bread. They just aren't that expensive. And there's nothing wrong with pasta.
Most fruits and veggies are somewhat reasonable, but meat has went sky-high.
All food costs have risen, as fuel prices increased.
The problem is that they never fell, after the cost of fuel lowered, and they get bumped again with any minor increase.
I guess the only good part is that now the prices are on par with local suppliers and I can justify buying those local organic items.
I realize that not everyone goes shopping, but I assure you that groceries take up a larger percentage of a families budget than it did 3-4 years ago.
I'll stand by my pasta concern.
It is cheaper and most poorer people fill up on it.
We need the fats from the (now even more expensive) meats to balance out.
Being poor and filling up on pasta causes and unhealthy addiction to those carbs, leading to poorer and poorer health.
http://www.13.waisays.com/diabetes.htm
