are making a huge comeback. 3

Uh oh, SpaghettiOs. 4

One popular item is SpaghettiOs, 5

which is flying off the shelves. 6

Chef Boyardee. Boy, this stuff is good. 7

The entire line of Chef Boyardee pastas 8

is spiking big time. Same for cereals, 9

frozen dinners, and ice cream. 10

General Mills retail analyst Marshall Cohen 11

spoke with our Megan Alexander. 12

You're seeing sales spike for these comfort foods? 13

Comfort food sales are definitely spiking. 14

As we see the consumers who are, you know, 15

homebound and hunkering down, they're buying 16

things like salty snacks, ice cream, and even 17

frozen pizza. 18

Shoppers who usually go for fresh produce 19

and healthy whole grains are now opting 20

for packaged and processed items that can 21

live for months on their shelves. 22

These are easy to make meals for families who 23

are adapting to their new normal during this pandemic 24

and let's face it. They recall a nostalgic time when 25

life seemed so much simpler. 26

The Kaler family of Cleveland has stocked up on 27

canned soups, mac and cheese, and peanut butter and jelly. 28

I just want to make them feel as like loved and safe 29

during this time as possible, so- 30

Yeah. 31

Comfort foods have been our go to. 32

Definitely. 33

Registered dietician Jaclyn Gome 34

We're all feeling out of sorts. So when we go 35

back to that way of eating, it brings back 36

those memories. That's the definition of a comfort food.