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To Eat In or To Eat Out… That is the Question

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Fill Your Plate

When it comes to cutting back on how much it costs to feed our families, many of us would start by decreasing the number of meals eaten outside the home.  Looking back through the generations, this makes sense because eating … Continue reading →

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Five Easy Ways to Eat Better for Less

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Fill Your Plate

It is a fact of life that most of us are looking for ways to make the most of the money we have and when it comes to feeding our family that means stretching each food dollar as far as … Continue reading →

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Then and Now: Food Prices Over the Past 100 Years

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Fill Your Plate

There is no question that things have changed more in the last 100 years than they did in any other 100 year span in history.  From the atom bomb to the smart phone and the moon landing to the color … Continue reading →

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What Factors Impact Food Prices? Part 2

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Fill Your Plate

In the first part of this series, we talked about how production and weather impact the price of our food. Now, let’s look at another of the factors that we don’t hear about as much but that can actually have a more substantial impact on how much it will cost to fill our plates.

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What Factors Impact Food Prices? – Part 1

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Fill Your Plate

There has been a lot of talk on the news lately about how this news story or that news story will definitely result in the price of some food skyrocketing.  The furor over bacon being impossible to get is a … Continue reading →

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