How can you inflation-proof your meals? 🥜 Be smart with your use of protein 🍎 Mix cheap and expensive ingredients 🐔 Consider buying a whole chicken
Grocery prices shot up by 12.2% in June compared to a year ago, the biggest annual increase in more than 35 years, according to government data. Some foods have seen bigger than average price increases, such as eggs and dairy, which went up 33.1% and 16.4% respectively.
Protein doesn’t have to come from meat, of course. It can also be found in eggs, beans, lentils, peanut butter, nuts or seeds, according to MyPlate, a nutrition website under USDA. Plant-based protein options includes tofu, tempeh or falafel. Beef is “still a very expensive item even though it has dropped a little bit,” Moncel told MarketWatch. “So I’m still reserving that item for a special occasion.”
Chicken legs vs. whole chicken While the price of chicken legs, breasts and wings have soared, whole chicken has become a more affordable option. The price of whole chicken per pound was $1.91 in June versus $1.88 per pound for chicken legs, according to St. Louis Fed data. Both are down from recent highs of more than $2 per pound earlier this year.
“It’s not going to be a good fit for everyone. And that’s how I budget shopping and cooking in general. You have to kind of decide whether or not doing these things from scratch is worth your time because for some people it is, some people it isn’t,” she said. “Both pasta and tomatoes are super inexpensive,” Moncel said. “So if you adjust those ratios, it’s only gonna save you a couple of cents.”
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