Off to The Store

Well, this morning, I need to run to get groceries for the family.

In looking through the local grocery ad, though, I get more and more disgusted by what's on sale- it's all prepackaged, prepared foods.  It's amazing how a can of Spaghetti Os is still $1 on sale, but you can't find an onion for less than $1/lb.

An onion!

It's a trend that I've noticed steadily growing this year in the local markets:  whether it be Target, Walmart, or Cub (the local IGA grocery).  The prices on all unprepared, healthy foods is steadily rising by at least .25/lb every couple of month, but the junk food remains at the same price.

Why is this?  The prepared foods actually take more energy to generate- you have to START with corn or rice and then ADD chemicals and preservatives to it.  You generally have to cook it first, too.

Perhaps it's a matter of quality- in a bag of chips, you can't tell that the manufacturers used feed corn instead of sweet corn.