Americans shun Easter eggs as prices skyrocket so theyre dyeing these foods instead

Forget the eggs.It’s no surprise that the exorbitantly high cost of eggs has Americans considering their other options — for both breakfast consumption and decorating this Easter season.According to a study by Clarify Capital, over 30% of Americans have stopped buying eggs due to their costs.Considering that a popular Easter tradition consists of coloring eggs — due to this nationwide concern, people are putting their thinking caps on and getting creative with what they’re instead dyeing.

According to The New York Times, how-to videos of people coloring other unexpected grocery staples — such as marshmallows, potatoes and onions are making their rounds on social media.One of these TikTok videos was posted by a content creator named Steph Gigliotti — which showed a plethora of beautifully colored marshmallows.

In the video she says: “Save yourself a bunch of money and color marshmallows instead.”“You can use any size marshmallows — we do prefer the nice, big jumbo ones for dramatic effect,” she told CBS News.Many parents praised Gigliotti for her creative money-saving hack in the comment section of her festive video.“This is such a great idea! No one eats the colored eggs so these will actually be eaten!” one commenter wrote.Another person shared: “Great idea!!! Especially since eggs are such a hot commodity these days!!”Other online videos, like this one, show small yellow potatoes being dropped into individual bowls of dye, the same way eggs would be colored — yet it’s much cheaper.

It seems that even if people are adamant about keeping tradition and coloring eggs — despite them being expensive — the shortage of eggs is another hurdle to overcome.A food blogger named Lexi Harrison — who lives in Michigan — told the Times, “More than half the time I’ve been to the store in the last month, there’s been no eggs.”Because of this, some grocery stores — specifically Trader Joe’s in Manhattan are only allowing cu...