New poll: 81% say cost of food is rising faster than income, around half have given up on keeping protein in diets to stay within budget

New poll: 81% say cost of food is rising faster than income, around half have given up on keeping protein in diets to stay within budget: According to a new poll from a D.C-based nonprofit No Kid Hungry, the number of Texans negatively affected by grocery store prices continues to increase, with a vast majority (81%) reporting that food costs are outpacing their incomes, and around half (49%) revealing that they’ve either cut back on meat consumption, or given it up altogether to remain in budget.

The second statistic is exaggerated among lower-income families making less than $50k, with children in the public school system, where it goes from around one-out-of-two to almost three-out-of-four (71%).