How do you save money when grocery shopping?

File image of a grocery store (Pixabay)

HOUSTON – The foods that make it into our fridge and onto our dinner plates cost nearly 12% more today than they did this time last year.

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs now cost 14.2% more than they did a year ago. The price of eggs, in particular, increased a staggering 32.2%. The price of fruits and vegetables is up 8.2% from last year.

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KPRC 2 is researching the best ways to save on groceries and alleviate some of the pain at the checkout counter. We’d love to hear your supermarket shopping strategies.

If you consider yourself a budget-conscious food shopper and you’d like to share your tips with us, drop your knowledge in the form below.

We may use your response in an upcoming story.


About the Author:

Briana Zamora-Nipper joined the KPRC 2 digital team in 2019. When she’s not hard at work in the KPRC 2 newsroom, you can find Bri drinking away her hard earned wages at JuiceLand, running around Hermann Park, listening to crime podcasts or ransacking the magazine stand at Barnes & Noble.