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Strategies Americans are using for eating and shopping as food prices skyrocket

NPR | By Gurjit Kaur,

Joe Hernandez, Adrian Florido

Published May 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM CDT

In the NPR series "What's Eating America," reporter Joe Hernandez examined how Americans across are adapting to high food prices and the strategies they use to cover them.

Gurjit Kaur

Gurjit Kaur is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered. A pop culture nerd, her work primarily focuses on television, film and music.

Joe Hernandez

Adrian Florido

Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.