Objective 1 - explain the benefits of making a shopping list:

• buy quickly what you need without overspending.

• diabetes can be avoided by making careful good choices.

• avoid an emergency shopping trip to buy what your forgot.

• save time in the store.

Give examples of ways to manage your food dollars wisely (objective #3):

• have a food budget and plan menus that match your budget.

• save coupons and match to foods on your list.

• check weekly specials in newspaper and online to match your menu to those items that are discounted.

• buy anything you want as it may sell out before next week.

Shop for food quality and safety:

• look for damaged containers and put them aside or give to an employee.

• make sure you look at expiration dates on the package.

• chocolate with very good care!

• handle fresh fruits and vegetables gently.

Places to shop for groceries:

• supermarkets, specialty stores, convenience stores, food cooperatives, farmers' markets, and warehouse stores.

• only Walmart and Dillons.

• home lumber & supply.

• True Value Hardware.

You can determine the main ingredient in a product by looking at the UPC

• True

• False

The UPC symbol is

• how NASA identifies the astronauts and the pilots.

• a bar code that is rad by a scanner when you check out.

• what the emblem on a Navy coat stands for.

• what you can rely on to determine the freshness date on a product.

Food exchanges ~

• free, insignificant information.

• is the quantity listed by volume or net weight on a nutrition lab label.

• what you will see in readers digest nutrition and wellness section.

• helps people with diabetes make careful food choices.

The Nutrition Facts panel does not show calories, nutrients, cholesterol, and fiber in one serving.

• True

• False

ingredients listed in order by weight, on Nutrition Facts label, are listed in order from

• greatest to least

• smallest to largest.

• most nutritious to least nutritious.

• best tasting ingredient to worst tasking ingredient.

Store brands (Krogers (Dillons), Great Value (Walmart) often cost less than national brands.

• True

• False