'You’ll find the exact cost of your weekly grocery shop by looking at the receipt. What’s harder to count is the cost of how much of this food we waste.' Photograph: Getty
Food shopping has become really expensive. It’s eating up an increasing amount of our disposable income.
Safe Food Ireland measured the cost of a “minimum essential healthy food basket” in research published last month.
That’s the minimum needed for a household to live a life with dignity and take part in social norms. The cost of this weekly basket ranges from €61 to €198, depending on your household type.
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