I am indeed referring to total monthly food expenses, and also individual prices for things I track the unit cost of, like meat, dairy, and produce. To break i

I am indeed referring to total monthly food expenses, and also individual prices for things I track the unit cost of, like meat, dairy, and produce. To break it down further, best unit prices from 2006 to present: Lean ground beef: $3/lb -> $4/lb Chicken breast: $26/4kg -> $26/4kg Pork tenderloins: $2/lb -> $2/lb Milk: $4/gal -> $4.50/gal Apples: $0.69/lb -> $0.99/lb Green Peppers: $0.99/lb -> $1.49/lb I'll stop there but you get the idea. I've noticed pasta boxes shrinking from 500g to 454g at some point in the last 10 years, as did bacon going from 454g to 375g. But those are fairly isolated changes and bacon prices have also tripled in that time period for some reason.