Objective

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Shopping for Food

• Objective
• Describe how to plan food shopping.

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Food for Thought
If you are like most teens, you shop for food
fairly often. It may be just to get snack for
you and your friends, or you may buy food for
your entire family.
How can you make the most of your time and money
when you shop for food?
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Plan Your Food Shopping

• Before you shop, you need to make several
  important decisions.
• How much will you spend?
• Where and when will you shop?
• What will you buy?

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Plan Your Food ShoppingConsider Your Budget
Talk with your family members to determine your
food budget.

• Factors that influence the cost of food
• weather
• time of year
• costs of packaging
• transportation

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Plan Your Food ShoppingWhen Will You Shop?

• avoid shopping when hungry
• try to shop when the store isnt crowded
• its more efficient to plan ahead and make one
  major shopping trip
• takes more time and energy
• buy more unneeded items

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Plan Your Food ShoppingWhen Will You Shop?

• Factors you should consider in deciding how often
  to buy food
• your schedule
• store space at home
• time and energy available

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Plan Your Food ShoppingWhere Will You Shop?
Supermarkets have a variety of foods attractively
displayed. Many offer extra services. Discount
or warehouse stores are similar to supermarkets,
but food is often displayed in cardboard boxes.
Prices are usually lower.
Convenience stores are smaller and usually more
expensive than supermarkets.
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Plan Your Food ShoppingWhere Will You Shop?

• How to choose a store
• clean
• sells good quality food
• offers a good selection
• decide whether youre willing to pay more for
  convenience and service

If you decide to shop at several stores, be sure
its worth the extra time, effort and expense.
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Plan Your Food ShoppingWhat Will You Buy?

• Want some fruit?
• canned
• fresh
• dried

examples of different processing methods
processing all the steps taken to prepare and
package food for sale
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Plan Your Food ShoppingWhat Will You Buy?

• Reasons for processing food
• to make them safe to eat or drink
• to make them easier to use
• to lengthen the time they can be stored
• to add nutrients or put nutrients back that have
  been lost (foods with added nutrients are called
  enriched or fortified)
• to turn the food into a particular product (ex.
  wheat is processed to make flour and breakfast
  cereal)

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Plan Your Food ShoppingWhat Will You Buy?

• Convenience foods have been processed to make
  them more convenient to store or use.
• When you are busy, convenience foods offer speed
  and simple preparation, BUT
• as food is processed, it loses nutrients
• most convenience foods are high in sodium, sugar
  and fat
• convenience foods often cost more

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Make a ListIts so Important!

• When you make a list
• Plan the meals and snacks you are going to have.
• As you plan, consider what foods you already have
  and need to use up. Check ads to see what foods
  are on sale.
• Use your plan to make a list of the foods you
  need to buy.
• Check your supply of staplebasic foods that you
  always keep on hand, such as milk and flour. Add
  items if needed.
• If you clip and save coupons, look through them
  to find any you may be able to use on this trip.

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Organize Your List

• An orderly list helps you speed your shopping.
• Group items on your list according to the areas
  of the store, such as
• grocery sectioncanned, bottled, boxed and
  packaged foods that can be stored at room
  temperature
• bulk foodsunpackaged grocery items kept in large
  bins
• producefresh fruits and vegetables
• refrigerated casesdairy products, juices and
  fresh meats
• frozen foods
• delicatessen (deli)hot and cold ready-to-eat
  foods

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Activity
Complete Worksheet Making a Shopping List (15-20
minutes)
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Objectives

• Explain how to use food labels.
• Explain how to shop wisely.

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Review
What are some of the things you need to consider
before going shopping?
Name a few drawbacks of convenience foods?
What are convenience foods?
Why is it important to make a shopping list?
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Think About It
Imagine if you would.
Food packages have label information to help you
make wise purchases.
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Understanding Food LabelsWhats on a Food Label?
Description Helps you make sure you are getting
the product you want.
Quantity Often given as a net weightthe weight
of the food itself, not including the package.
Food labels give you valuable information for
making wise food choices.
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Understanding Food LabelsWhats on a Food Label?
Ingredients Listed by weight, from most to least.
Directions Tell you how to store or prepare the
food.
UPC Symbol Stands for Universal Product Code.
Used with computerized checkout systemsa scanner
reads the bars to identify the item.
Nutrition Facts Helps you choose foods that make
up a healthy diet.
Manufacturer or Distributor The name and address
of the company that makes or distributes the
product.
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Understanding Food LabelsUsing Nutrition Facts
Serving Information All nutrition information
given is for one serving of the size shown.
Percent Daily Values Help you decide how the good
fits into a healthy eating plan.
Calorie Information Shows the number of calories
in one serving of the food. Also tells you how
many of those calories come from fat.
Nutrient Amounts Shows how much each of these
nutrients you will get from one serving of the
food. The amounts are measured in grams (g) or
milligrams (mg).
Vitamins and Minerals Shows the percent Daily
Value for four of the vitamins and minerals you
need each day.
Percent Daily Values explanation Same on all
labels. Tells what nutrient amounts were used to
calculate the Percent Daily Values.
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Understanding Food LabelsLabel Language
Certain label terms are defined by the
government. They can be used on the label ONLY
if the product meets the requirements.
Key Words What They Mean
Fat Free Less than 0.5 gram of fat per serving
Low Fat 3 grams of fat (or less) per serving
Lean Less than 10 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat and 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving
Light (Lite) 1/3 less calories or no more than half the fat of the higher-calorie, higher-fat version OR No more than half the sodium of the higher-sodium version
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Understanding Food LabelsOpen Dating
Open dating refers to the sell by or best if
used by date stamped on the food.

• cannot guarantee the quality of the product
• look for it on dairy products, bakery items and
  grocery items
• most items will stay usable for several more days
  if properly stored

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Activity
Complete Worksheet Its on the Label (10-15
minutes)
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Your Shopping Trip
When you get to the store, follow your shopping
list. Avoid impulse buyingbuying an item you
dont need just because it seems appealing at the
moment.
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Your Shopping TripUsing Unit Prices
unit price the cost per ounce, pound, item or
other unit of measure
The unit price makes it easier to compare the
cost of items, especially those that come in
different size packages.
Example a can of pineapple weighing 8 ounces
costs 0.56. The unit price would be 0.07 per
ounce.
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Your Shopping TripComparison Shopping

• You can find the best values using comparison
  shopping. Compare the unit prices and nutrition
  of
• different forms of food (example fresh vs.
  frozen)
• different brands (example generic (plain label)
  vs. brand)
• different sizes (larger vs. smaller)

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Your Shopping TripChoosing Quality Foods

• Always buy food thats in good condition.
• General guidelines
• avoid containers that are damaged in any way
• be sure refrigerated items feel cold when you buy
  them
• be sure frozen food packages are frozen hard (ice
  crystals mean that the food has thawed and
  refrozen)
• buy refrigerated and frozen foods last

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More Shopping Tips

• Be considerate. Dont block traffic by leaving
  your cart in the middle of the aisle.
• Handle carefully so you dont damage it. If you
  choose an item and then change your mind, put it
  back where it belongs.
• Dont open packages
• Put raw meat and poultry packages in a plastic bag

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After Shopping
Bring the food home immediately and store it.
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Objectives

• Explain how to use food labels.
• Explain how to shop wisely.

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Activity
Worksheet Decoding Label Lingo (10-15 minutes)
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Review
What are some general guidelines for purchasing
quality foods?
What is the unit price? How can knowing the unit
price be important?
What is open dating? Does is ensure freshness?
Why or why not?
What does each of the following mean? Fat
Free Low Fat Lean Light (Lite)
Define impulse buying.
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Activity
Worksheet What's the Unit Price? (5-8 minutes)
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