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14: Review
Write your answers using complete sentences when appropriate.
What type of store sells a wide variety of products organized into different areas as well as having a large section devoted to selling groceries?
Describe four types of small food retailers.
What are five store features consumers might consider when deciding where to shop?
Explain how a shopping list can help a meal manager.
What can consumers use to easily compare the cost of different brands, sizes, and forms of the same or similar products?
Why do store brand products often cost less than national brands?
Compare organic foods with nonorganic foods.
What are four basic purposes of food additives?
A 14.5-ounce (411 g) can of green beans usually costs $1.79. This week, a large supermarket chain is advertising 3 cans for $5.00. Is this a bargain? Explain.
List three tips to help consumers avoid buying food they do not need.
A food product label has the following ingredient list: whole-grain oats, roasted almonds, brown rice syrup, canola oil, salt. Does this product contain more rice syrup or canola oil? How do you know?
Why is it important to compare the size of portions eaten with serving sizes listed on food products?
On a grocery store shelf, the label of one bottle of juice states, “Good source of vitamin A.” The bottle next to it is labeled, “High in vitamin A.”Which product provides more vitamin A? How do you know?
What type of date on a food product is a suggestion by a manufacturer for peak quality?
Name four sources of help with consumer problems.
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