Food costs hurt
- Soaring prices at the supermarket are taking their toll on families across the Southland as the rising cost of everything from milk to eggs is stretching already-thin finances to the limit. Susan Abram and Sue Doyle in the Daily News.
The Melgar family used to load up the cart at Costco with jugs of nuts and tire-size cheese wheels, but those days are over. Special cookies and treats for the three kids are left on the shelves. And restaurant dining has become too much of a luxury.
"We are trying to economize at home," said Norma Melgar, who plans to shut off her cell phone to help offset the rising food costs. "Little by little, we are cutting back."