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What is everyone doing to survive this food inflation? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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My grocery bill is steadily climbing and I am not sure what to do. I make too much for SNAP. Any tips or tricks? It's just me in my household, so would buying in bulk be worth it?

Edit: I want to thank everyone for their responses. I have a lot to think about.

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[–] 7 points 4 months ago* (6 children)

Dried, Canned, Frozen, Fresh in that order of preference for us anyways. Off-screen half size chest freezer we've finally just finished the frozen sour cherries from the backyard tree last year that's now budding for spring. Besides that it usually has a bunch of frozen baked potatoes from my backyard again, pork cuts that were on sale, Mennonite colony DIY chicken. Vacuum packing keeps away the freezer burn. I have the choice of three discount grocery/markets near me where I can buy fresh produce it's just b-grade/misshapen. I've been slowly adding more backyard planters too but I focus on fruit tree/berry bushes since I'm a shite veggie gardener. Too lazy for the upkeep so just hardy stuff that I can't easily kill from neglect in our short growing season, hardiness zone 3B. Potatoes are easy at least but we ran out half way through winter.



Bonus: This week's slop pots. Metal pot used textured vegetable protein: https://i.postimg.cc/xdm5S0c8/signal-2026-05-14-144201.jpg

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Canned is usually the worst option in terms of both nutrition and palatability.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I agree with you, but it seems that for many people, convenience is more important than almost anything else. Which is exactly how the food industry makes most of their profits.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I find frozen to be the most convenient for many veggies, but I would imagine it doesn't appear that way to anyone who's used to cans.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Maybe they have a small freezer, idk. We have a vegetable subscription from a local farm, it's great. Vegetables get delivered once a week, and they're so fresh we can really taste the difference.

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