Note that food prices are also a function of where you live.
You could both be right on this one, depending on your locations.
one good thing is i live pretty much in the central valley of California... lots of fruit and veggies out here... and we can easily grow a lot of our own... the prices i’m comparing are with items such as bread... you can get a loaf of white bread for a buck and change... but whole wheat bread is much more expensive... as i said, i am not complaining... the trade-off is worth it... plus, we are not eating out as much—which we used to do a lot of... not fast food (except for In-N-Out) but fine dining... so eating at home has definitely been definitely more cost effective... we can still cut back some... we are trying to keep it to once a week...