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Warehouse clubs are good places to shop if you want to buy small quantities of goods. |
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Emergency runs to the store often end up costing you more money than if you plan carefully for regular shopping trips. |
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Items in food stores are usually organized according to the manufacturer and price. |
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| On food labels, manufactured foods are not called by the name of the food they replace. |
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| Government policies have little effect on food prices. |
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| Most food stores, no matter what size they are, follow the same general layout for the placement of food. |
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| Statements on food labels about the health benefits of foods must follow strict guidelines established by the government. |
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| _____generally offer shopping on a large scale, are often part of regional or nationwide chains, and typically stock about 15,000 different food items in regular sizes. |
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| You are most likely to find locally grown fruits and vegetables at___. |
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| In evaluating a store for quality and cleanliness, which of the following is probably NOT an important factor to consider: type of cars in the lot, courteousness of employees, amount and variety of items on shelves, smell inside the store |
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Which of the following is NOT generally included on food labels?
amount of food by weight or volume
nutritional value of individual ingredients
ingredients listed in order by weight
name and address of manufacturer |
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| nutritional value of INDIVIDUAL ingredients |
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Which of the following statements is true concerning any health claims that appear on food labels?
-must be supported by science and research
-must contain quotes from individuals who have used the product
-must be verified through manufacturer's studies
-must avoid mentioning a connection to any particular disease |
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| Must be supported by science and research |
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When the bar code on a food label is scanned in the store, the scanner__
-identifies the product and notifies shippers to send more of the item to the store.
-identifies the manufacturer and notifies it of the sale.
-identifies the product's sell-by-date to ensure quality.
-identifies the product and the price |
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| identifies the product and the price |
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Which of the following does NOT affect good prices?
-marketing costs
-supply and demand
-unemployment rates
-waste and consumer carelessness |
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All of the following information is required on food labels EXCEPT___.
-safe handling instructions for meat, poultry, eggs
-%age of juice in fruit juice
-amounts of all food additives
-serving suggestion in the photo if product inside looks different |
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| amounts of all food additives |
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| Small independent stores that often limit their stock to a specific type of food, such as fish, cheese, or baked goods, are known as _____stores. |
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Purchasing items you did not plan to buy and do not really need is called ___.
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| The series of black bars that appear on almost every food package is the |
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| Matching prices and characteristics of similar items to determine which offers the best value is known as _____ shopping. |
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| A type of coupon known as a ___ offers a partial refund from the manufacturer or producer, refunded after you pay full price for the item at the store. |
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| Items produced and packaged for a store, sometimes by the makers of name-brand goods, are called "private labels" or ___. |
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| Fresh fruit, meat and fish, milk, butter, and eggs all need refrigeration because they are ____ foods. |
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| Foods that have been minimally processed and contain no artificial ingredients. |
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| Food that can spoil or decay quickly without proper storage. |
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| Last date the product can be used with high quality. |
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| Series of numbers or letters indicating where and when a product was packaged. |
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| Foods produced without the use of pesticides, artificial fertilizers, growth hormones, or antibiotics. |
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| Price of an item per ounce, quart, pound, or other measurement. |
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| Last day a product should remain on a store shelf. |
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| Calendar date stamped mainly on packages of perishable foods. |
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