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 5:08 PM EDT

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.

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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.

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Adrian Florido

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

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