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Smart Grocery Shopping: Budget Tips & Food Knowledge

Learn how to shop smart at the Grocery Mart with practical strategies, unit pricing tips, and food knowledge to help you stay within budget and make informed choices. Find helpful resources for planning shopping trips, utilizing coupons, and being aware of food safety practices.

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Smart Grocery Shopping: Budget Tips & Food Knowledge

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  1. hopping mart at the Grocery Mart Kimberly Kanechika University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service Hawaii Child Care Nutrition Program

  2. Overview • Introductions • What factors affect purchasing? • Helpful strategies to “SHOP SMART” • Putting knowledge to work

  3. Budget Menu What factors affect purchasing? • Make vs Buy • Size of facilities • Kitchen • Storage

  4. What factors affect purchasing? • Number & ages of children • Staff • Availability of stores • Access to other resources • HI State DOE - OHCNP – CACFP • Reimbursements for meal costs

  5. Helpful Strategies to “Shop Smart” • Know your foods • Plan shopping trips • Buyer be aware

  6. Know your foods…Milk • Whole, 2%, 1%, Skim • Calcium fortified beverages • Check unit price • Gallon • Half Gallon • Quart • Pint

  7. Know your foodsUnit Pricing Package price ($) Unit Price = # of units Half Gallon $3.00 1 pint $1.25 Unit price: Unit Price: 38¢ per cup 62¢ per cup

  8. Know your foods…Fruits and Veggies • Seasonality • All forms count • Fresh • Frozen • Canned • Dried • 100% Juice • Farmers’ Market

  9. Choose whole grains Bread Thrift Stores Know your foods…Breads & Grains • Whole wheat • Whole oats • Whole grain corn • Popcorn • Brown rice Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005

  10. 2 x as much Folate 5 x as much Thiamin ~3 x as much: Fiber Calcium Magnesium Potassium Niacin Iron Brown Rice White Rice Calories Riboflavin Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21 (2008)

  11. Know your foods…Meats & Meat Alternates • Factors to consider when buying meats • Cut • Fat & connective tissue • Preparation style • Slow cooker recipes

  12. Know your foods…Meats & Meat Alternates • Don’t forget about • Turkey or chicken • Fish • Eggs – check for cracks • Dry Beans and Peas • Nuts

  13. Advantages Saves labor time Ready to eat Product will be consistent Food label provided Disadvantages Usually more costly Cannot control ingredients May not meet component guidelines Know your foods…Convenience Foods

  14. Know your foods… Limit these Limit these • Food labels Get enough of these Get enough • Ingredients list • Listed in order • of weight Get enough

  15. Plan your shopping tripMake a shopping list • Keep & maintain inventory • Check weekly ads for sales • Be open to alternatives • Know general prices

  16. Plan your shopping trip • Use store discount cards • Try store brands

  17. Plan your shopping tripBe Flexible • Plan meals/snacks around sales • Buy in bulk and use in multiple meals • Example • Buy extra boxes of cereal, pretzels & dried fruit (when on sale) and make a trail mix for future snacks

  18. Can offer great savings when the “price is right” May offer opportunities to try new products at a reduced rate Generic brands may still offer better deals Check for online coupons SAVE 75 ¢ Granola Bars Exp: 6/30/09 One coupon per customer Plan your shopping trip Coupons

  19. Advantages Unit price of goods are sometimes cheaper than at the grocery store Great for staple items that have a long shelf life Disadvantages Must pay for membership May have less variety May not have sites nearby Must buy in larger quantities – greater chance of spoiling Warehouse – Buy in bulk

  20. Buyer Be AwareBuy foods safely • Know store layout • Buy intact cans and packages • Do not buy refrigerated items that are warm Shelf stable goods Refrigerated, Frozen, Hot Deli foods

  21. Buyer Be AwareBuy foods safely • Dates on food packages • “Use-by” date required for infant formula and some baby food • No universally accepted dating system

  22. Buyer Be AwareBuy foods safely • General tips • Buy product before date passes • Practice safe food handling practices • Freeze for later use • Food storage chart • FIFO

  23. Buyer Be Aware • Plan to save time • Be aware of marketing techniques • Check scanner & receipt for errors

  24. Shop Smart! • Know your foods • Plan shopping trips • Stay within your budget, but be flexible

  25. Questions

  26. Websites • Child and Adult Care Food Program • http://ohcnp.k12.hi.us/programs/cacfp.html • Farmers’ Markets • http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/add/farmers-market-in-hawaii • Leave It Then Eat It – Slow Cooked Island Recipes • http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/new/LeaveItThenEatItCookbook.htm • Food Product Dating • http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Food_Product_ Dating/index.asp • USDA Food Buying Guide • http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/foodbuyingguide.html

  27. http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsavings/

  28. Putting knowledge to work… • Station 1 – Unit Price Check • Station 2 – Fruits & Veggies More Matters • Station 3 – Be Safe

  29. Contact Information Hawaii Child Care Nutrition Program 1955 East-West Road, #306 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Phone: 956-4124 Fax: 956-6457 Email: hccnp@hawaii.edu Contact Person: Kimberly Kanechika

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