You will be assigned a random family.
The Green Family. The Greens are a family of four with $100 a week to spend on groceries. The
family is comprised of a single mom and three small children -- a 4-year-old girl, a 3-year-old boy,
and a 4-week-old nursing baby.
The Scarlet Family. The Scarlets are a family of four with $175 a week to spend on groceries. Two
members of the family are teenaged boys who like having friends over. Mom and Dad enjoy having
their children's friends over throughout the week for supper, lunch, or late night snacks. The younger
son was recently diagnosed with lactose intolerance. The family also has two cats.
The Mustard Family. The Mustards are a family of four; a grandmother, father, mother, and 5-yearold daughter. They can spend $110 a week on groceries. Grandma has high cholesterol and is on a
diet restricted to low-fat foods. Of course nobody wants to make Grandma feel different, so their
meals conform to her diet.
The Plum Family. The Plums are a family of five comprised of a mother, father, 13-year-old twins,
and the mother's sister, who is in her first year of college. The family can spend $120 a week on
food. The twins' aunt chips in an additional $30 a week for food.
The White Family. The Whites are a family of three. The family includes a father and two teenaged
sons. Dad's girlfriend often visits for supper; she has convinced the family to follow a vegetarian diet.
This family has $100 a week to spend on groceries.
Using the internet you need to plan;
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research guides for healthful eating (for example, ChooseMyPlate.gov or Canada's Food
Guide to Healthy Eating).
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figure out the dietary needs of each family member, especially those with special needs.
Find out what each person can or cannot eat and account for any restrictions in the
week's menu plan. List each person and their specific needs in a chart or list.
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make a rough draft of what groceries are required for a week. Students can assume the
family already has some staples in their cupboards -- such as spices, dry goods (for
example, flour or rice), and frozen foods. Shopping lists should be arranged into the
following categories:
--- fresh fruit and veggies
--- dry/boxed/canned foods
--- meats
--- dairy products
--- baked goods
--- snacks/extras
--- frozen foods
--- miscellaneous
You can make your own table in Word or use an excel budget Food budget (office.com)
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Use shopping sites such as Zehrs Markets Supermarket | Grocery shop online or instore,
PC Express™ Online Grocery | Pickup & Delivery, Delivery - Owen Sound Foodland
(owensoundfoodlanddelivery.ca), Online Grocery | Metro, Online Grocery Shopping with
Delivery & Pickup | Walmart Canada, and complete a fake purchase of your needed weekly
groceries from 3 of the 5 store. Try to find the same items at each. Screen shot or print your
grocery orders but don’t complete the order (obviously).
Which was the better deal?
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keep track of the countries where the goods they purchased were produced. Then create a
chart showing where the goods were produced and a graph showing the percent of goods
produced in each country.