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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and bought basically nothing. A few staples that we were out of (sugar, flour, butter). A pound of ground chicken for dinner tonight. A gallon of milk. Some fruits and vegetables. And that was it. Skim milk is now $4.55 a gallon!

Is anyone else getting really concerned about this?[/quote]butter=$4 (plugra baking=$3.69)+flour=$5 (King Arthur organic=4.67)+sugar=$4(Domino=3.59)+milk(4.79)+fruit(mango, orange, blue, straw, blackberry=$12)=~$30.  How are you getting $68?  If you run a pastry shop, try restaurant depot.[/quote]

OK, we have a literalist here. For you, friend, I will recreate my receipt:

Loaf of whole wheat bread - $4.89
Eggs - $3.19
Kefir - $5.00
Butter - $6.49
Skim Milk gallon - $4.49
Cheese - $4.49
Sugar - $2.99
Flour - $2.79
Ketchup - $2.25
Ritz crackers - $5.39
Ground chicken - $4.29
Sliced ham - $5.49
Blueberries - $6.99
Raisins - $4.29
Bag of spinach - $3.29
Bag of arugula - $2.49
Bananas - $1.06

Total - $69.87

This is a standard grocery shopping list for me, give or take, for the last 5 years. Two or three years ago it would have been $20 less.  That is my point.

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How long does this last you and what are you making? Personally I see 3 meals here and some staples. Today I just spend about $40 on 3 packages of ground 99% fat free turkey ($6.99 each), 2 cans of pumpkin puree (3.49 each) a bag of spinach ($4), can of tomato puree ($1.99) pita bread ($3.25) plus tax. This will make a meal and 2 days of leftovers for 3 people (pumpkin turkey meatballs in pita)[/quote]

NP and I think this was the lede that was buried.

OP bought a fair amount of food. It wasn't just a handful of items.

I get that OP must have bought a few fancier versions of things (bread, maybe blueberries, etc.) And I do think $5-10 of this is inflation or supply chain issues (read: reduced staffing d/t COVID).

But this was actually... a fair amount of food.

Yes, I also mostly shop Aldi/Lidl and could get these things for probably $40, and if I shop Giant, I mostly just pick up sale items. But it's not like OP only got enough food for last night's dinner and tomorrow's lunch, unless she has a family of 6 or more. [/quote]

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