Most people, especially families with children, are being forced to change their eating habits because of the rampant inflation sucking up every spare penny and driving prices to historically high levels.
By a 2-1 margin, inflation is changing eating habits, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey. It found that 63% are changing, while 31% are not.
Hit hardest are families with children — with 72% changing their habits to accommodate higher prices for basics such as eggs, milk, butter, and bacon — and women under 40 at 73%.
Rasmussen found that nearly all Americans, 89%, have been paying more since President Joe Biden took office, and 61% believe they will still be paying more in a year.
Notably, there was virtually no difference between Republican and Democratic reactions to the question of paying more. The survey analysis found that 88% of Democrats are paying more for food than they were a year ago, and 90% of Republicans said they are too.
Unfortunately, higher prices are a reality with inflation at a 40-year high.
According to a report from the Agriculture Department, “In 2022, food price increases are expected to be above the increases in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, food-at-home prices are predicted to increase between 10.0 and 11.0 percent, and food-away-from-home prices are predicted to increase between 6.5 and 7.5 percent. In 2023, food-at-home prices are predicted to increase between 2.0 and 3.0 percent, and food-away-from-home prices are predicted to increase between 3.0 and 4.0 percent.”
