Effects of Food Shopping Practices on Individuals and Family Nutrition Paper

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  • Go to your local grocery store. Using unit pricing, compare the cost per serving of eight different ready-to-eat cereals: two sugar coated cereals, two granola cereals, two whole grain cereals, and two organic cereals..
  • Which is the most expensive cereal per serving, and which is the least expensive per serving? (Price per serving is found by taking the total price of the product and dividing it by the number of servings….For example: A $5.00 box of cereal with 10 servings would be $.50 per serving.
  • In the same document as the chart you completed regarding the costs of the products reviewed, explain in at least 400 words which cereal appears to be the best product nutritionally for its cost and how the costs per serving can impact consumer choices. References are NOT required for this assignment unless you are specifically taking information from an outside source to complete it.

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Unit 3 Assignment Rubric Instructors: to complete the rubric, please enter the points the student earned in th Then determine point deductions for writing, late policy, etc in the red cells to calculate the f Assignment Requirements Costs per serving for each cereal reviewed were provided. 400 word summary of which cereal is best nutritionally for its cost was explained Cost per serving impacts on consumer choices were discussed. Total (Sum of all points) *Writing Deductions (Maximum 30% from points earned): Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling: 30% Order of Ideas/Length requirement (if applicable): 30% Format 10% *Source citations 30% *If sources are not cited and work is plagiarized, grade is an automatic zero and further action may take place in accordance with Feedback: ase enter the points the student earned in the green cells of column D. , late policy, etc in the red cells to calculate the final grade. Points possible Points earned by student 0-40 0-20 0-10 70 0 Points indicated below represent the maximum point deduction possible for each of the listed writing criteria 0 0 0 0 Late Submission Deduction: (refer to Syllabus for late policy) Adjusted total points Final Percentage 0 0% HW 320: Contemporary Diet and Nutrition Unit 3 Food Choices: Economics Food Comparison and Unit Pricing Project Brand Name Type Cost Per Serving Most Expensive Least Expensive 1. Sugarcoated 2. Sugarcoated 3. Granola 4. Granola 5. Whole grain 6. Whole grain 7. 100% of DRIs 8. 100% of DRIs Go to your local grocery store. Using unit pricing compare the cost per serving of eight different ready to eat cereals; two sugar coated cereals, two granola cereals, two whole grain cereals, and two cereals advertised as meeting 100% of the DRIs. 9. Which is the most expensive per serving, and which is the least expensive per serving? Which cereal seems to provide the best nutritional value for the money? (at least 400 words) 10. Why: HW 320: Contemporary Diet and Nutrition References:
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Food Comparison and Unit Pricing Project- Outline
Thesis Statement: The most expensive brand of ready to eat breakfast cereal I came across in
the grocery store was Kashi 7 Whole Grain non-GMO breakfast cereals.
I. Sugar-coated
II. Granola
III. Whole grain
IV. 100% DRIs
V. Analysis


HW 320: Contemporary Diet and Nutrition

Unit 3 Food Choices: Economics
Food Comparison and Unit Pricing Project
Brand Name

Type

Quaker
oatmeal
squares,
brown sugar

1. Sugarcoated

Post Golden
Crisp Wheat
Breakfast

2. Sugarcoated

$0.17

Quaker
Simply
Granola

3. Granola

$0.23

Cliff Energy
Breakfast
Granola

4. Granola

$0.45

Total Whole
Grain
Breakfast
Cereal

5. Whole
grain

$0.23

Kashi 7
Whole Grain
non-GMO

6. Whole
grain

$0.46

Multigrain
7. 100% of
Cheerios
DRIs
Gluten...


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