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Shilo Lewis was shocked by how much her last grocery store haul cost. A cart full of ingredients for sandwiches and tacos – enough for four lunches and a couple of dinners for her and her husband – plus an 18-pack of beer cost her just under $100. The 49-year-old snapped a photo of the haul and posted it on Facebook Wednesday in disbelief.“If it keeps going up, I don’t know how so many people are going to be able to continue to eat,” she told USA TODAY, adding that she and her husband had to stop at a food bank to stock up on more supplies after the trip to Safeway. The food is meant to last them until Oct. 15, when her next paycheck comes in.”We’ve been struggling”With grocery prices up nearly 17% over the past two years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people are turning to social media to share how much money it takes to feed a family.One user on X, formerly Twitter, posted a photo of a grocery store haul and said it cost more than $270.Another X user said a haul with cereal, chicken breasts, pancake mix and more cost over $200.Some posts received …
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