I have been picking up stuff at various stores for the last 2 weeks, but I went out earlier to do my last big run.
From now on, I still plan to do 1 trip a week to get fresh items and to replenish what I have eaten during week. I will be supplementing the fresh food with both frozen and canned goods.
This will require an adjustment to the way I eat, because I normally only eat fresh fruits and vegetables. I think a lot of people eat like this and that is why there have been large runs on stores.
FYI— the store I was in had its last shipment on Friday evening. There were a few things that they were out of (TP, rice, cream cheese) and the meat and bread sections were pretty meager, but there was still plenty of nutritious food to be had.
And I live about 2 hours southwest of DC.
What’s with the cream cheese? It’s always sold out.
While a lot of people certainly eat fresh and perishable groceries.
There are likely a LOT more that almost exclusively eat out or eat frozen stuff.
Local facebook rumor: nearest Home Depot is selling out of the small chest freezers as people stock up on meat and frozen veg/etc. Our power flickered a cpl times yesterday (unusual because no storms even close to us) and hubby and I joked it was everybody plugging in their new freezers...