How do you save on food?

With corn prices at record highs and other grain prices surging due to excessive heat and drought, the cost of food around the world jumped 6 percent in July according to the U.N. Consumers will feel the effects in the coming months on the cost of many types of foods that include grains, and especially corn.

So we wonder how people are changing the way they think about and purchase food.

On the form below, tell us how you save on the cost of food, or may start saving in the coming months.

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What techniques do you currently use to try to save money on the food you eat? Go ahead and give specific details because we'd like to share your advice with others. *

How has your approach to food changed over the years?

Have you considered changing your approach to food or to shopping? What have you considered and what's keeping you from making the change so far?

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