I have noticed the rising costs as well - my plan? Buy in huge family packs, and freeze in individual baggies. This weekend I did exactly that - I bought a ton of chicken, beef, pork etc, and I figure I will be good for a month or so. When prices get like that, the best solution is buying on sale, and buying big. I learned that a long time ago when living in the Arctic - we didn't always get fresh fruits/veggies or a lot of meats inteh winter, so rule of thumb in our house was to can/freeze anything that could be.