Food inflation is so bad that $100 grocery list in 2019 costs $137 today

Spending $100 on groceries won’t fill up the shopping cart as much as it did five years ago. Inflation-battered shoppers now need to spend $137 for the same basket of staples that they were able to buy for $100 in 2019, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal. Soaring prices have become a … Read more

How do you eat your Weetabix? Fans debate whether it’s better with hot or cold milk

How do you eat your Weetabix? Fans have had their say on whether it’s better with hot or cold milk – and the results take the biscuit. A poll, of 2,000 consumers of the popular breakfast, have had crunch talks, and the majority (72 percent) like it with cold milk. However, 27 percent prefer theirs … Read more

Bowled over: Why some Canadians are feeling duped by their breakfast cereal

Ken Bennett, an avid hiker and recreational hockey player, wanted a cereal packed with protein. So last month, he picked up Kellogg’s Vector. Bold lettering on the box declares that it has “high protein” — more specifically, that it “provides 13 g of protein” per serving.  “[It’s] actually pretty high for a breakfast cereal. That’s why I bought it,” said … Read more