Here\u00a0is a very\u00a0interesting article about the high cost of food and how it will affect our summer outdoor barbecue season. True cost are going through the roof and every penny needs to be saved. My big argument is, if we have to eat why shouldn't it be a spectacular as possible? Cooking outdoors is very entertaining, rewarding and there is almost always left overs to help stretch that shrinking budget.<\/p>\n
Here is the article, tell me what you think.<\/p>\n
By ERIN CONROY, AP Business Writer
\nWed May 21, 4:59 PM ET<\/p>\n
NEW YORK – Hamburgers and hot dogs? Check. Lighter fluid? Check. Beer? Check. More money?<\/p>\n
Americans are about to fire up their barbecues for the start of the summer cookout season, and one thing has become painfully apparent: It's going to cost a lot more than it did last year to roast a burger, or just about any other barbecue favorite, on the grill.<\/p>\n
Food inflation is the highest in almost two decades, driven by record prices for oil, gas and mounting global demand for staples such as wheat and corn, and for proteins such as chicken. And that's reaching into Americans' backyards.<\/p>\n
The price of an average barbecue \u2014 with burgers, hot dogs, beer, soda, condiments, salad, paper plates and lighter fluid \u2014 could run families about 6 percent more than last year.<\/p>\n
That's making shoppers pause as they fill their carts for the Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the barbecue season.<\/p>\n
“I'm finding myself questioning every purchase, wondering if it's gonna get eaten or if we really need it,” said Tony Caballero, an advertising and marketing consultant, as he filled his cart with paper plates at a Food Emporium in New York City. “When you do your everyday shopping, you try to cut corners. But it's a shame to have to scale down when you're trying to throw a party.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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