We Want To Know What Food Substitutions You're Making Now That Groceries Are So Expensive

"I don't have to tell you that grocery costs seem to be rising by the month. Amid an affordability crisis, eating a somewhat healthy, balanced diet is becoming increasingly difficult for those of us born without trust funds. So, I want to know: What substitutions are you making in the kitchen? Maybe you've given up on buying beef because you can't justify these wild prices. Now, you make tacos with chickpeas and cauliflower instead - cheaper but still filling."

"Perhaps you've switched from fresh fruit to frozen. You can't afford any food waste, so you just use as many frozen berries as you need each day for your oatmeal and smoothies without worrying about the fruit going bad. Or maybe you simply refuse to pay the price of potato chips these days. You've found that eating nuts or dipping baby carrots in hummus replaces that crunch. Whatever it is, we want to know!"

Grocery prices are rising monthly, creating an affordability crisis that makes eating a somewhat healthy, balanced diet harder for people without financial cushions. Many are substituting cheaper plant-based ingredients for expensive meats, for example using chickpeas and cauliflower to make filling tacos instead of beef. Other cost-saving strategies include switching from fresh fruit to frozen to prevent waste and control portions, and replacing pricey snacks like potato chips with nuts or baby carrots dipped in hummus for crunch. Readers are asked to share their own food substitutions in comments or via an anonymous Google form.

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