Store features◦ Question to ask yourself

Supermarket trends ◦ Fresh refrigerated ready-to-eat meal items◦ Cross merchandising - involves pairing items

from different grocery sections to prompt consumers to buy and use the products together

◦ Self-checkout Electronic shopping

◦ Buying groceries online◦ Pay - subscription fees, delivery fees, &

percentage of total bill

Supermarket - vary in size◦ Self-service◦ Food & nonfood◦ Specialty food - delis and bakeries◦ Customer service - home delivery,

credit, pharmacy, & banking

Discount supermarkets - sell food in large quantities at reduced prices ◦ Sell same products as other stores◦ May not carry fresh meat or produce

Produce: fresh fruits & vegetables

24 hour convenience - large or small ◦ Cost usually higher

Specialty stores - carry one specific type of product ◦ Dairies, bakeries, butcher shops,

ethnic market◦ Delicatessens - sell ready-to-eat foods,

cold meats, salads, and rolls

Outlet stores - reduced prices on products from individual food manufactures◦ May not meet the manufacturers

quality standards

Food co-ops - owned and operated by groups of consumers◦ Keep prices low by buying food in bulk,

leaving of profit, and requiring volunteer labor

Farmer’s market - sell food directly from the farm to the consumer◦ Fresher produce at lower prices

Roadside stands - open near farms during the growing season◦ Usually just one family runs them

Save time, avoid extra trips, & stick to the list or budget

Keep in handy and check cupboards before you shop

Organize your list

Read labels Compare brands Compare prices - per serving, fresh,

frozen, and canned Buy foods that are in season Take advantage of advertised

specials Prepare food from scratch Resist impulse shopping Do not take a cart if you only need a

few items Do not shop when you are hungry

Unit pricing: list of product’s cost per standard unit, weight, or measure

Can compare the cost of different forms of products quickly and easily

Need to be aware of food’s per serving costs as well as their unit price

Comparison shopping: evaluating different brands, sizes, and forms a product before making a purchase decision

Impulse buying: making an unplanned purchase without much thought

Using coupons cut only if you need the product

Grades: indication of quality ◦ Higher the grade, higher the price

Brands names: name a manufacturer puts on products◦Store brands: house brand, sold only by a

store or chain of stores◦National brand: advertised and sold

throughout the country ◦Generic product: plain-labeled, non-brand

grocery product - low quality

Packaging◦Precycling: thinking about how packaging

material scan be reused or recycled before you buy the product

Organic foods: foods produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or growth stimulants

Pesticides: agents used to kill insects, weeds, and fungi that attack crops

Limit types of fertilizers Higher cost because harder to come by

Food additives: substances that are added to food for specific purpose, such as preserving the food◦ Add nutrients◦ Preserve quality◦ Aid processing or preparation◦ Enhance flavor or color

GRAS list: “generally recognized as safe” about 600 additives that can be used without permission

Anything else needs to have permission from the FDA

Common name and form of the food

Volume or weight of the contents, including any liquid in which foods are packed

Name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor

List of ingredients, in descending order according to weight

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Universal product code (UPC): series of lines, bars, and numbers that appears on packages of food and nonfood items

Open dating: uses dates consumers can clearly recognize on perishable and semi-perishable foods◦ Pack date - date food was processed and

packaged◦ Pull or sell date - last day a store should sell a

product◦ Expiration date - last day a consumer should

use or eat a food◦ Freshness date - found on bakery products

Nutrition labeling: breakdown of a food product’s contributions to an average diet ◦ Serving size◦ Number of serving per

container◦ Calorie information◦ Nutrients found in each serving

of food products Total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol,

sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugars, & protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, & iron

Nutrition labeling cont.◦Daily values: dietary references that appear on

food labels Help consumers use label information to plan healthy diets Maximum fat and minimum carbohydrate and fiber

◦ Percent daily values - based on 2,000 calories diet are given for each of the nutrients listed on the label

◦ Health and/or nutritional claims about their food products on product labels FDA has set standards Low fat, high fiber, and reduced calories