The strain of grocery store prices is giving Canadians food for thought — changing where they shop, how they eat, and how they think about food, a Canadian grocery critic says about the results of a recent fall food survey.

Soaring food prices

Four in five respondents surveyed by Dalhousie University’s agri-food analytics lab said their food costs have increased the most over the past year — more than utilities, housing, transportation or any other category.

Just over a quarter (25.5 per cent) of respondents reported struggling to afford food, while nearly half (48.6 per cent) said they seek out sales and discounts due to food inflation. Affordability was also the biggest factor affecting food purchasing decisions (43.2 per cent) followed by nutrition (28.8 per cent) and taste (15.3 per

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