1. 28 Chapter 28 Section 28.1 Cost Effective Meal Management Practices
Shopping for Food
Chapter 28
Section 28.1
Cost Effective Meal Management Practices
Section 28.2
Food Choices that Promote Good Health 1

2. Section 28.1 Cost Effective Meal Management Practices
Many factors affect the cost of food and a family’s food budget.
Planning ahead and using a shopping list can help you stick to your food budget. 2

3. Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary store brand generic brand
national brand
comparison shopping
unit price
staple
economic
estimate

4. Food Budget Considerations
To understand food prices, it helps to know how food gets from the farm to the store.
Food goes from the farm to a processing center, packaged, and sent to market. 4

5. Food Budget Considerations
Economic factors that affect food costs include processing, packaging, transportation, advertising, product form, and store type.
Dining out can add more to food costs.
economic
Cost-related. 5

6. Food Budget Considerations
Stay within your food budget by looking for specials, buying store or generic brands, comparison shopping and using coupons.
generic brand
A brand that usually has a plain label and no brand name.
comparison shopping
Comparing prices of different forms, container sizes, brands, and stores to get the best value for your dollar. 6

7. Food Budget Considerations
Compare prices by checking the unit price.
Save money by buying in bulk.
unit price
The price per ounce, pound, or other unit of measure 7

8. Plan for Food Shopping
By planning ahead, you will get what you need and save time and money.
An organized shopping list is critical prior to shopping so you can take stock, particularly of staples, and organize your list to your store’s layout.
staples
Basic food items, such as rice or flour. 8

9. Plan for Food Shopping
Where you shop makes a difference in what foods you plan to buy, such as supermarkets, co-ops, farmers’ markets, or discount stores.
How often you shop depends on your schedule, storage space, and preferences. 9

10. Section 28.2 Food Choices that Promote Good Health
It is important to understand and use the information supplied on food labels.
You should always use care in selecting quality food products. 10

11. Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary allergen Daily Values
sell-by date
perishable
use-by date
expiration date
pasteurized
enable
regulates

12. Analyze Food Labels
Read the labels to find the ingredients and nutritional value.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations regulates all food except meat and poultry.
regulates
Controls. 12

13. Analyze Food Labels
Food labels must contain the name of food, a description, amount by weight or volume, ingredients, nutrition facts, name and address of manufacturer, and allergen labeling.
allergen
A protein substance in food that triggers an allergic reaction. 13

14. Analyze Food Labels
Nutritional information on food labels give Daily Values, the recommended amounts of nutrients in an eating plan.
Daily Values
The recommended amounts of nutrients in an eating plan. 14

15. Analyze Food Labels
Some foods have dates to help judge food’s freshness, including the sell-by date, the use-by date, and the expiration date.
sell-by date
The last day a product may be sold.
expiration date
The last day a product should be eaten.
use-by date
The last day a product is considered fresh. 15

16. Selecting Quality Foods
Choosing the best quality food is a challenge.
Learning to choose carefully involves recognizing what foods are supposed to look, smell, and feel like, judging by color, smell, and appearance. 16

17. Finishing Your Shopping
Avoid impulse items in the shopping line.
Pay attention to lanes, such as express lanes, self-scan lanes, and regular lanes.
Return carts to the cart return. 17

18. Chapter Summary Section 28.1
Cost Effective Meal Management Practices
Many factors affect the price of food, including shipping, processing, marketing, and supply and demand.
Families can use money-saving strategies to stay within their food budget.

19. Chapter Summary Section 28.1
Cost Effective Meal Management Practices
A well-planned shopping list helps ensure that you get all the items you need.
Where and how often you shop will depend on your priorities.

20. Chapter Summary Section 28.2
Food Choices that Promote Good Health
Food labels provide information to help you judge the nutritional value and freshness of food products.
Much of the information on food labels is regulated by the government.

21. Chapter Summary Section 28.2
Food Choices that Promote Good Health
Learning how to select quality foods will help ensure that you get the most value for your money.
There are different checkout lanes available to help save you time.

22. Review
Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this chapter? Use the following slides to check your knowledge of the definitions.
The slides in this section include both English and Spanish terms and definitions.
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23. marca del supermercado store brand
A supermarket’s product.
Un producto hecho por el mismo supermercado.
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24. generic brand marca genérica
A brand that usually has a plain label and no brand name.
Una marca que normalmente tiene una etiqueta sencilla y que no tiene nombre de marca.
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25. national brand marca nacional
A brand sold and marketed by major food companies.
Una marca vendida y comercializada por las compañías de alimentos más grandes.
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26. comparison shopping compra comparativa
Comparing prices of different forms, container sizes, brands, and stores to get the best value for your dollar.
Comparar precios de diferentes formas, tamaños de envases, marcas y tiendas para conseguir el mejor valor.
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27. unit price precio unitario
The price per ounce, pound, or other unit of measure.
El precio por onza, libra u otra unidad de medida.
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28. staples alimento básico Basic food items, such as rice or flour.
Alimentos básicos como el arroz o la harina.
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29. allergen
alérgeno
A protein substance in food that triggers an allergic reaction.
Una sustancia proteica que se encuentra en la comida y que puede producir una reacción alérgica.
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30. Daily Values valores diarios
The recommended amounts of nutrients in an eating plan.
Cantidades de nutrientes recomendadas en un plan de alimentación.
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31. sell-by date fecha limite de venta The last day a product may be sold.
El último día que un producto debe ser vendido.
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32. perishable perecedero Easily spoiled. Que se echa a perder fácilmente.
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33. use-by date fecha de caducidad
The last day a product is considered fresh.
El último día en que se considera fresco un producto.
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34. expiration date fecha de caducidad
The last day a product should be eaten.
El último día en el que se debe consumir un producto.
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35. pasteurized pasteurizado
Heat-treated to kill bacteria that could cause disease or spoilage.
Tratado al calor para matar bacterias que pueden causar enfermedades o daños.
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36. economic
económico
Cost-related.
Relacionado al costo.
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37. estimate calcular Use knowledge to guess.
Usar el conocimiento para adivinar.
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38. enable permitir Help or make possible. Ayudar o hacer posible.
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39. regulates
regula
Controls.
Controla.
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