Food price rise changes how Americans feed families
Rising food costs drive shoppers to buy fewer restaurant meals, prefer store brands, and rely on leftovers. Families like Peggy and David Valdez of Houston hunt ads, cut trips, and buy less overall as grocery bills climb. Inflation pushes eggs to 2.17 and bread to 1.32, while overall 2007 costs rise about 5 percent.
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CBS News New York Times poll shows 81 percent believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction, the highest since the early 1990s, with 78 percent saying the country is worse off than five years ago. Voters cite housing turmoil and recession concerns, while Bush approval holds at 28 percent. Regulators blamed most for the mortgage crisis. 53 percent support government aid to at risk homeowners.
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