Going Grocery Shopping

Dairy  Milk, cheese products.

Produce  Fruits and Vegetables

Poultry Chicken and Turkey Chicken and Turkey

 Deli:  Section of store to buy ham, cheese, etc.

Words to know  UPC: Universal Product Code  Group of bars & numbers that contains price and product information  Expiration Date:  Date by which you should use the product

Nutrition Labels  Labels on FOOD packages provide information about the food.  Ex. Serving Size, daily values (percent & calories) and Ingredients.

Nutrition Labels  Serving size:  A label must tell you how much is in the package.  Example:  6-servings ½ c.

Daily Values  Must reported by law, how much daily values would be provided by the product.  Ingredients:  By law all ingredients must be shown.

Words to Know  Unit Price:  Product is measured by ounces, store must show the price for one ounce of the product.

 Example: West’s Corn Flakes- Price per ounce 12 oz.  # of ounces 20.8  price per ounce $2.50  total price

Grocery Shopping  Make a BUDGET  Plan how much you want to spend.  Only take the amount that you plan to spend to the grocery store to prevent OVERSPENDING.

Grocery Shopping  Make a GROCERY LIST  Making a list will help you buy only what you NEED.

Weekly ads  Look in the Newspaper to see the weekly ads.  See what is on sale at the grocery store each WEEK  Be careful to read ALL the details.

Tips when shopping  Stick to your LIST

Resist IMPULSE buys  What is an impulse buy?  Chips, candy bar, ice cream, things that they place so you will buy it.

Check the CHECKER  Make sure you are not being overcharged

 Don’t shop when you are HUNGRY.  Why?

Unit Price Practice Let’s practice calculating the unit price!