Title: Identify grocery shopping strategies.
Course: Independent Living (22904-36) > Section: Planning, Preparing, and Serving Nutritious Foods

Identification should include

- making a prioritized list of items needed
- planning meals in advance
- selecting from availability of seasonal foods
- reviewing advertisements, coupons, and specials
- assessing cost-to-value for alternative brands and quantities
- assessing cost-to-value for shopping at alternative merchants or stores.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why is it important to plan a food budget?
- Why is it important to create a shopping list before going to the grocery store?

Communication

- When is comparison shopping especially important? Less important?

Leadership

- Is comparison shopping a consumer responsibility? Why or why not?

Management

- What is the biggest challenge when trying to stay within a food budget?
- What consequences may result from not creating a shopping list prior to going to the store?