Posted on 06/13/2016 2:13:03 PM PDT by Lorianne
A study conducted at the University of Guelph found that fresh vegetables have increased in price by an average of 14 per cent and fruit has increased by an average of 11 per cent in the last year.
The study examined the produce buying habits of over 1,000 people across Canada, reporting that 45 per cent of people are buying juice and frozen fruits and vegetables rather than fresh produce due to the cost, with 26 per cent of Canadians overall consuming less produce.
Ive read studies where dietitians state that you can go either way -- fresh or frozen -- as long as theyre consuming fruits and vegetables, said Liane Foti, assistant professor of marketing and consumer studies at Guelph University and co-author of the study.
According to the study, those with higher incomes and those who are more educated were more likely to find substitutions for expensive fresh produce, such as buying frozen fruits and vegetables. However those with a lower income were more likely to go a different route.
We did see that when we looked at demographic information as well as number of visits to stores that low income housing saw more reduction in produce and were more likely to substitute with fruit juice, said Foti, adding that those who are less educated and younger in age were also more likely to stop buying produce.
Foti stressed the importance of using apps and fliers before going shopping to get the best prices possible when it comes to fresh produce. According to her, those who did not use flyers and apps in the study were more likely to avoid produce that they thought was more expensive, like cauliflower.
At the time of the study, the price of cauliflower had not yet skyrocketed to $5 to $6 a head like they did in January 2016, but people who did not use fliers and apps were still avoiding the vegetable because they believed it was expensive.
Its important to know what youre shopping for and have an idea of what the price is right now of, say, a cucumber, said Foti. Its important to understand that when going into a store.
The most common fresh produce that people have stopped buying due to cost are broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, oranges, and apples, with apples alone having jumped 23.4 per cent in price in the last year, according to Statistics Canada. Experts believe that food inflation in Canada will surpass the general food inflation.
Fresh produce prices are expected to rise between two to four per cent in the next year.
went to buy a few grapes, knew they were expensive at nearly $3 a pound but I got just a few....OVER $6!!!...they were put back.....
Control the food & water, control the population/s [read as SHEEP]
I mark the bottom of the cans as to the date purchesed with large magic marker.
I can then rotate based on purchse date.
Most people don't realize that the "Best used by date" is a recommend by USDA, and that products are still good beyond that date.
If I run into a bad batch, I pull the remainder of that date, and skip ahead.
Magic Marker on the bottom helps with recording purchase/ use by date .
I once got curious enough to ask the produce clerk “Doesn’t it bother you that you’ve priced produce so high that it rots on the shelf?”
He feigned not understanding my question so I rephrased it: “Look, you buy a hundred pounds of lettuce. A certain amount isn’t ‘pretty’ enough so you pick through it and end up putting 90-95 pounds on display. People come by and look at them, sometimes picking them up and examining them before putting them back, and a few days later when they’ve wilted you pick through them and toss a bunch more. And it’s the same with most of what you sell.”
“I’ve watched your customers enough to recognize their habits. They look at a variety of stuff you offer, but only buy what’s on sale.”
All he could do was shrug his shoulders.
I mark mine on the label in large print, so that I can see it at a glance. I have 2 shelves devoted to current use.
Three shelves for rotation to current use. On the floor under the last shelf, I have wheeled dollies that Hubby made.
I can stack 5 gallon buckets 2 high there. That is where I have the long term 20 years stuff. It is also marked with large letters in permanent marker.
The shelves on that basement wall are 12 feet long. I also have about 8 ft. along a wall perpendicular to that, where I have the cheap plastic free-standing shelving for lighter weight stuff. Just miscellaneous current use stuff, but some for longer term, like lots of baking soda etc.
I am surprised by the inflation rate of fresh foods .
"broccoli,and cauliflower" - both known for calcium, vitamins, and especially ' known anti-cancer vegetables', and
"oranges, and apples"- known to be high in vitamin C, which helps the immune system fight infections .
Nutritional knowledge is an important commodity especially in regards to any fresh foods, fruit, or long term food storage program.
I just saw an emergency essentials report on the nutritional values between 'dehydrated foods' vs. 'freeze dried' foods. Very informative.
The nutritional value of iceberg lettuce is almost nill !, since it is 98% water.
Better to get endive, spinach leaves, cabbage, or even 'greens'.
Except that when you put a socialist like Trudeau in charge of anything, you get less while costing more.
I agree
Your post is a good one and I will look into this.
Thx for posting it.
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Can you please tell me where or post a link?
“Sweet Alaskan asparagus tips!”
Luckily they were on sale for .99 lb along with a lot of other fruit because we are starting the cabbage diet tomorrow and it is all fruit the first day.
check your pings
With oil prices declining, so has the purchasing power of their currency.
If that linkey doesn't workey , I can send thru FReep mail.
We haven’t ever tried our hand at broccoli or cauliflower. The only way I like broccoli is pretty high fat high carb with lots of cheese.
Cauliflower I only like raw, and I’m the only one that will eat it, so there would be a lot of waste, if I grew it. So I buy some now and then, but don’t get hungry for it too often. I am trying to learn to like broccoli as a crisp stir fry, progress is slow.
Cabbage and onions are the cruciferous veggies I eat, and it’s cheap in the stores, so I don’t plant it.
That’s what I do. Endive, Spinach, romaine from the garden, and sometimes grow it indoors during winter. Cabbage I buy, eat cole slaw, crack slaw, and use in soup. That’s usually more than enough for my taste.
Good for you.
Muchas gracias!
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