You don’t need us to tell you that food costs are skyrocketing! This year alone, the cost of meat is up 17%, produce is up 15-20%, bacon is up 80%, cereal up 71%!

And there is no end in sight. The combination of wild weather damaging crops around the globe, plus rising fuel costs, plus rising demand means even higher prices ahead.

Here are 7 simple ways you can keep rising food costs from eating a hole in your budget…