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Published: May 18, 2008
An appetite for energy
What's pulling food costs higher? In part ...
While struggling with food prices isn't a new challenge for poorer Americans, middle-class consumers are feeling the strain of climbin
What's pulling food costs higher? In part ...
While struggling with food prices isn't a new challenge for poorer Americans, middle-class consumers are feeling the strain of climbin
Kelli Pickens never used to pore over grocery store ads, buy less-expensive generic brands or stockpile chips and milk found on sale.
She enjoyed her Dr Peppers , steak dinners and family outings to Johnnie's and KFC.
But things have changed at the Pickens household, thanks to what it now costs to feed this Edmond family of five, which grows to six when her stepdaughter is there.
"My grocery bill has...
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