• SocializedHermit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Cheap food is no longer cheap, Mr. Giant Food Conglomerate CEO smart guy. Even fast food is the price of a sit down meal at a restaurant just three years ago. I’ve been cutting all inessential food purchases and leaning into staples. I’m a former chef, it’s easy for me to plan cheap high-quality meals for my family but I imagine most people don’t have the skillset to make it work, or the time, or enthusiasm.

    “It can’t be us” is the refrain of the willfully ignorant. No introspection whatsoever about food inflation and shrinkflation.

    • taladar@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      I imagine most people don’t have the skillset to make it work, or the time, or enthusiasm.

      Or the household size. The smaller the household the less efficient cooking with fresh ingredients becomes.