Grocery Shopping Guidelines
Comparing Prices
Reading Labels
Buying and Storing Food
Wild Card
100
Making an unplanned purchase of an item that suddenly appeals to you.
Impulse buing
100
The most important factor affecting cost.
supply and demand
100
The portion size that a typical person would eat.
Serving Size
100
True or False: The seals or seams of dented cans could be broken in tiny areas you may not be able to see.
True
100
looking at several brands and models of a product in several stores
comparison shopping
200
Sells a wide variety of products including household items.
Supermarket
200
True or False: Cereals with colorful packaging and prizes inside cost less than generic brands.
False
200
What does %DV mean?
Percent Daily Values
200
Indicates the last day a product should be sold.
Sell or Pull date
200
Amount of money paid for the privilege of borrowing money.
interest
300
Carry a limited selection of items, usually open long hours with higher prices.
Convenience Store
300
True or False: Larger sizes are usually the best buy.
True
300
What does UPC mean?
Universal Product Code
300
True or False: Storing food improperly will not affect it's flavor or quality.
False
300
A person who buys or uses good and services
consumer
400
You can check newspapers for these things that can save you money.
Coupons
400
An easy way to compare costs of different brands, sizes, and forms of products is to look at this:
Unit Price
400
Any substance that becomes part of a food product when added directly to that food item.
additive
400
The date when a food is no longer useful, safe, or flavorful.
Expiration date.
400
Regular expenses that you cannot avoid.
Fixed expenses
500
Three advertising techniques that stores use to sell you things.
displays yummy smells samples
500
Do fresh fruits and vegetables cost more or less then they are in season?
less
500
"Fat free", "Light" "Low Sodium" are all examples of these.
Claims
500
Putting most recently bought food in the back and new food in the front.
food rotation
500
Putting off unpleasant of difficult tasks until later.
Procrastination
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