It's always going up. Like Oline pointed out though. If you're not overly picky about "organic" this or "cage free, no hormones" that? You can find plenty of options meal wise to get by on a relatively light budget. I do most of the cooking at my house anyway so my wife doesn't complain. I like buying the same [BLEEP] over and over and just making things in bulk to eat throughout the week.

Chicken and Dumplings
Beef Stew
Breakfast Bowl
Chili
Smoked Chicken or Ribs
Canned or Frozen Vegetables
Hotdogs and homestyle Fries
Spinach alfredo sauce and Pasta

All of that is relatively inexpensive if you shop right and if you have a crockpot or two laying around the house you can put most of this [BLEEP] in a pot, let it sit all day and be done with it. Just buy spices and seasoning so the [BLEEP] doesn't taste bland. Also, you can save money by making your own [BLEEP] from scratch. I make dumplings with cake flour, a pinch of salt, a little bit of milk and some baking powder. I can probably get 6 - 8 rounds of dumplings out of that Vs. buying a can of biscuits every time. They taste better too.

You can make an alfredo sauce with flour and butter at home, add your own cheese. It's better and cheaper to buy blocks of cheese as well instead of the pre shredded [BLEEP]. If you can't cook? Get on youtube. There's TONS of people on there daily posting videos, how to's and recipes that are stupid easy to follow step by step. After you do it a few times you'll feel like Gordon Ramsay in your house.

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