If you're like me, you may have certain items you look at it in the grocery store which help measure whether the store is well-priced or over-priced. For me, my kids' favorite box of corn muffins is one such item. Now, with the rising cost of ingredients that go into those muffins, I wonder if they're still a good measure. The price of milk, eggs, corn and flour are all up in recent months. And, it looks like those prices will continue to climb for the forseeable future. On top of that, the cost of fuel is surging, which means getting those muffins to my local supermarket costs more. The only thing I can hope for is that demand for those muffins drops as the economy slows...or that the store opts to absorb some of those higher costs.
Maybe my family needs to eat something else for breakfast.
Comments
I hope we see more emphasis on the overall "carbon cost" of growing, producing, moving and selling food. Consumers can weigh the true cost of what they eat and use this information to make more informed, ethical decisions about what to buy for their families.
When available, I often opt to purchase more locally grown and produced food. I like knowing where it came from, when it was picked/manufactured and more about how much energy it took to get it to market. Yes, I may still choose to buy an orange grown in Brazil, a mango from Mexico or coffee from Peru but my decision will be made with more awareness of the entire seed-to-plate process.