Effective Grocery Shopping

PLAN

100

Use this tool to help you plan the next week's meals.

What is Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. 

Fruit/Vegetables

Protein foods

Whole Grains

200

Foods containing a lot of these items are things the food guide suggests we eat LESS of

What are fat, salt and sugar?

300

Canada's food guide recommends trying to include food with more of this

What is whole grains.

Before You Go

100

True or False. You should plan out meals for the next week and write down all of the ingredients you will need for those meals.

TRUE. If you plan for any longer than one week, you will run the risk of your food going bad/spoiling. Planning meals in advance is a great way to save time during the week.

200

Why should you check your cabinets and pantry before going to the grocery store?

To take inventory of what you have and what you need.

300

When making your grocery list, how should you group the items on your list?

You should group your items based on where they are in the grocery store. For example, put all produce items together, all meat items together, and all diary items together.

400

Use these to help you save money at the grocery store.

What are store coupons/specials, price matching, cost comparison APPs?

Food Items

100

True or False. You should avoid buying frozen vegetables because they are not as nutritious as fresh.

False. Frozen vegetables are a great choice because they are just as nutritious and can be kept/last for longer periods of time than fresh produce.

200

Generally, which aisles in the grocery store contain the most nutritious foods?

The outer aisles in the store generally contain the fresh produce, meat, and dairy items. The inner aisles generally contain the unhealthy and processed food items.

300

Name 3 healthy snacks items 

Popcorn, fruit, raisins, whole wheat crackers, reduced fat peanut butter, etc. See handout from unlockfood.ca

400

When deciding whether or not an item is nutritious or not, you should always refer to the _________.

nutrition label

Tips

100

True or False: Shop on a full stomach.

True. Studies show that people who shop when they are hungry tend to buy more and they also tend to buy more 'junk food.'

200

Buying bulk is always best. True or False

Depends on whether it will be used up before spoiling or if it is able to be frozen/stored properly. It is also possible to split with a friend/family member.

300

Community supports exist to help with food. TRUE or FALSE

True. Call 211 for more information.

E.g. Good Food Box