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This Illinois city is known as the “Candy Capital of the World” and home to companies like Tootsie Roll Industries and Ferrara Candy.
What is Chicago?
This method involves safely preserving food by immersing it in a sugar solution and sealing it in jars, often used for fruits and jams.
What is canning?
This action, often recommended to prevent overspending, involves creating a detailed list of needed items before going grocery shopping.
What is making a shopping list?
The perimeter of a grocery store typically features these fresh items, often considered healthier than packaged, processed foods.
What are fruits and vegetables (or fresh produce)?
This food label claims the food contains fewer than 40 calories per serving.
What is “low-calorie”?
This sandwich, made with Italian beef, is a Chicago favorite often served dipped in au jus and topped with giardiniera.
What is an Italian beef sandwich?
This appliance, found in nearly every kitchen, is essential for keeping perishable food at a safe temperature below 40°F (4°C).
What is a refrigerator?
The right time to start budgeting
ANYTIME! Do what fits your lifestyle.
Coupons found in weekly grocery store ads offer discounts, typically requiring you to buy this amount of an item.
What is two (or more)?
If a food label includes this term, it means the product contains no more than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving.
What is “trans-fat-free”?
This annual food festival in Chicago, one of the largest in the U.S., showcases food from all over the city.
What is the Taste of Chicago?
This term describes food that’s cooked once but intentionally prepared in larger quantities to be reheated later.
What are leftovers?
The strategy of planning meals for a week and buying only what’s needed for those meals is commonly known by this term.
What is meal planning?
Fact or myth: frozen food is worse than fresh food
MYTH! According to Kara Homer, RDN, a dietitian in Madison Wisconsin stated, "when produce is frozen, its picked when its at peak and is frozen shortly after harvesting to preserve the nutritional quality and taste."
This phrase on a label means the food has at least 25% fewer calories or nutrients compared to the regular version.
What is “reduced”?
The state vegetable of Illinois, popular for its versatility in many dishes, is this root crop.
What is corn?
The USDA recommends this minimum temperature in degrees Fahrenheit for cooking ground beef to prevent foodborne illnesses.
What is 160°F?
Buying food in these larger amounts can save money in the long run but requires proper storage to avoid spoilage.
What are bulk quantities?
This section of the grocery store, filled with ready-to-eat meals and pre-prepared items, is convenient but often more expensive.
What is the deli (or prepared foods section)?
A product labeled with this claim guarantees that 95% or more of its ingredients were grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
What is “organic”?
The #1 most popular food retailer in Illinois
What is WALMART
The average amount a household spends on groceries
$475.25
This type of store often offers lower prices for bulk food items and is popular among shoppers looking to stretch their food budget.
What is a wholesale club (or warehouse store)? Example: Costco, Sam's Club, and Walmart
Stores often employ this psychological tactic of placing higher-priced items at eye level, encouraging customers to choose them over lower-priced alternatives.
What is product placement (or eye-level shelving)?
This term on a food label refers to a product with no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives.
What is “all-natural”?