Food prices are up this Labor Day: How to save on groceries

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, food at home is up over 3% this year. The company Pattern broke down which Labor Day food items are seeing the biggest increase.

The list includes mayo, with a 16% increase in price over the past year, potato chips, soda and ketchup. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says beef is now over $5 a pound, compared to $4.64 in January. The cost of pork is also up. It's an issue Adriana Zapata, owner of Cocina Adamex has been dealing with this past year.

"Carnitas, which is a pork meat, got to a point where we couldn't sustain it. The price wouldn't be comparable to our other prices where it would stand out too much and then I don't think that would be fair to our customers," she said."Other items, you just find a substitute for a while, like produce. Maybe we use cabbage, instead of lettuce."

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