Teen Living Objective 8.01

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Teen Living Objective 8.01

• Summarize wise food selection practices

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Meal Planning

• Courses of a meal
• Appetizer first course
• Entrée main course
• Side dish
• Dessert
• Meal Planning usually begins with the entrée

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Nutrition in a Meal

• A meal should have items from all food groups of
  the food pyramid

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Nutrition Labels

• Check serving size to determine how many
  calories/fat grams, etc. consumed

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Ingredients List

• Ingredients are listed in order of greatest
  quantity to least quantity in an item
• The main ingredient is listed first

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Preparing to Shop

• Take a shopping list with you, to save time and
  money
• Shopping lists should be organized based upon the
  store layout
• Eat a snack before going
• shopping to avoid impulse
• purchases
• Staples basic ingredients
• to always have such as, flour,
• sugar, and salt

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Where to Shop

• Convenience store speedy check-out
• Supermarket best for quality fruits
  vegetables
• Specialty market freshest quality
• Warehouse club lower prices

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How to Shop

• Compare Unit Price to make sure you are getting
  the best value/best buy
• Sale price/net contents unit price

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How to Shop

• National brands have the highest quality
• Check expiration dates look on the shelf for
  the freshest package of food
• Pull date perishable items can no longer be
  sold but will often be fresh for up to a week
• A large package of food with a low unit price may
  not be the most economical buy if the food might
  spoil before it can
• be used

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How to Shop

• Buy produce that is in-season for the best
  quality at the lowest price
• Heavy produce means that it is juicy
• Avoid blemishes (bruises) on fruit, wilted
  lettuce (brown or limp), and potatoes with sprouts

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Nutrition

• 100 juice is the most nutritious
• Juice labeled juice drink, punch, or with the
  letters ade (orangeade) on the end have extra
  sugars added
• Organic foods are planted without chemical
  fertilizers
• Store bought baked goods contain preservatives
  that prevent them from molding as quickly as
  homemade

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Check-Out

• As groceries are scanned, check that prices match
  shelf prices
• Use coupons for items regularly purchased
• Universal Product Code itemizes purchases on the
  receipt