Nutrition & Wellness for Life | Chapter 18 Managing Your Food Dollars

Learning how to manage your money effectively will benefit you throughout your life. Basic math skills are all that is necessary. Whether you are buying food, services, clothing, or other items, math may be part of the process. Practice your math skills and money management in the activities below.

Tonya’s parents give her $80 every four weeks for her food budget. Her parents expect her to pay for her lunch with this money. This week, Tonya brought her lunch from home two days and left the school campus for lunch on three days. When she leaves campus, she eats at the deli across the street from the school and pays $9 for her favorite chicken wrap. On two occasions this week, she bought a $3 fruit smoothie after school. Is Tonya staying within her food budget? Explain
Brent is shopping for food for his school lunch. He likes to pack vegetables in his lunch to snack on all day. The store sells individual 4-ounce packages of precut carrots for 69¢ each and a 2-pound bag of carrots for 99¢. How can Brent determine which option costs less? Which option should Brent choose if he wants to spend less money? Show your work.
Latisha is responsible for buying the snacks for her French Club meetings. She has a small budget and wants to get the most for her money. What advice can you give her for getting the most for her money?
Your friend, Joe, confided in you that he is worried about his family’s finances. Joe says his mother is pregnant and he is worried about how they will feed another mouth. What suggestions could you make about food assistance resources that might help his family’s situation?
Find a recipe online and copy it below. Then identify three ways you could cut the cost of the recipe.

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18: Managing Your Food Dollars—Math Activity