With the cost of food rising, consumers are cutting back, or doing without

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  • Sunday, August 26th, 2012
    Aretha Canty and daughter Rosalina, 7, shop at Food Lion at Ashley Crossing on Tuesday. Canty, a homemaker, looks for sales and stocks up on frequently used items to stretch her food budget. “I try to buy in bulk when I can.”

    Aretha Canty and daughter Rosalina, 7, shop at Food Lion at Ashley Crossing on Tuesday. Canty, a homemaker, looks for sales and stocks up on frequently used items to stretch her food budget. “I try to buy in bulk when I can.” Buy this photo

    Sharon Calvert, of Goose Creek, loads her groceries into her SUV after shopping at the Tanner Plantation Super Bi-Lo.

    Sharon Calvert, of Goose Creek, loads her groceries into her SUV after shopping at the Tanner Plantation Super Bi-Lo. Buy this photo

    Giannina Convertino looks for deals at Food Lion at Ashley Crossing in West Ashley on Tuesday.

    Giannina Convertino looks for deals at Food Lion at Ashley Crossing in West Ashley on Tuesday. Buy this photo