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[quote=Anonymous]Part of the sudden increase may be you stocked up on things that will last awhile.

Fresh produce can also be very costly if you don't watch the price of things.  In the summer, its pretty cheap, but in the winter you have to be careful or you will pay $6 for one pepper.  Fruit is another thing.  It shows the price per pound, but its easy to get a few pounds of...say..cherries and suddenly the cost is $15.  You want to try to stay in season or shop sales.

Meat can also really be expensive, if you are going for pre-cut items.  For awhile I was buying the lesser prepared chicken and cutting it up, but I found I hated it and wasted so much food it wasn't worth it (by the time I cut the skin and bones out, there wasn't much left).  So now I go for skinless, boneless breasts and just use less.  At times, I've even found the Perdue individual breast chicken to be worth it, if I know I am mainly cooking for me and my son, because I can stop myself from cooking too much (versus cooking a full pound of meat and throwing half of it out).

Are you also possibly throwing out a lot of food?  It can take awhile to figure out how much fresh food to buy without it going bad.

Some healthy inexpensive food:  beans, rice, couscous, and pasta (if you are not trying to avoid gluten).[/quote]

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