* Sargento cubed cheese jumped more than a dollar, from eight something to nine something. I switched to the store's grated generic.
* Diet Rite jumped from $1/liter to $1.38 liter.
Tell me there's no food inflation and I'll call you a liar to your face.
And, of course, the government will never, ever take this into account when calculating entitlement increases.
A pound of Oscar Mayer sliced meat went up $.50, or 18%, recently.
Found center cut bacon at the store last night for ONLY $4.99 a pound-one day loss leader unadvertised special. Bought all they had which took my entire week’s grocery budget. Ours has been pushing $7 lately and some brands are $9 a pound. Can’t remember the last time we bought beef.