{"id":1676,"date":"2011-07-21T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/how-to-save-money-on-food\/"},"modified":"2019-01-04T10:13:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T10:13:26","slug":"how-to-save-money-on-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-save-money-on-food\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Save Money on Food"},"content":{"rendered":"A new national survey from the consumer champion Which? has found that 84 per cent of people are worried about the rising cost of food and as a result have reduced their spending on groceries. With 39 per cent now using discount supermarkets more than they had previously.\r\n\r\nI can personally vouch for this, having spent much of my last weekly shop wandering the aisles ranting about the prices. I know we\u2019re in a recession but I can\u2019t believe how the supermarkets are bumping up the price of food on an almost weekly basis. A well-known brand of butter I buy jumped from \u00a32.20 to \u00a32.90 in a week! Sorry but why is this happening, if inflation fell slightly in June\r\n\r\nNo wonder the Which? survey found that people have not only changed the foods they\u2019re buying to cope with higher food prices but also cut back. To save money I\u2019ve not only been switching to more basic ranges, but I\u2019ve also been opting for any good deal I spot.\r\nIf like me you\u2019re keen to save money the survey also found that budget versions of fish, cheese, butter, natural yoghurt and dried spaghetti are all recommended in place of more expensive alternatives.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime Which? is talking to economists, the food industry and government to find out what is really driving the increasing cost of our food, and what can be done to address rising prices.\r\nSo what are you doing to save money when it comes to your weekly shop? 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