Assignment

PART 1: Personal Nutrition-Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt

Select a grocery store that is convenient for you to complete the assignment. Submit your responses for the assignment points.

Take your time to complete the following tasks:

1. The displays at the ends of aisles are called endcaps. Why do you think they have this name? What kinds of items do you see displayed on the endcaps?

2. What types of foods are located near the register? Why do you think these might be called impulse buys?

3. Do you notice anything about the environment of the store that might influence a shopper to purchase more than the items he/she needs?

4. What products are located in the MIDDLE aisles of the store?

5. What products are located on the EDGES of the store?

6. What would the reasoning for this layout be?

PRODUCE

1) 2 kinds of dark green leafy vegetables:
2) 1 fruit or vegetable that is grown in California:
3) 1 fruit and 1 vegetable that are good sources of potassium:
4) List any fruits and vegetables that you have never seen before:
5) What is different about the way fruits and vegetables are advertised and packaged in comparison to breakfast cereals or pasta?

CEREAL ASILE

1) What do you notice about the placement of the cereals? Do you notice a pattern or theme of the cereals on the top shelf versus the bottom shelf?

GRAINS: These products can be found in the bread aisle, bakery and aisle with quinoa, rice

Compare at least 4 products-2 that advertise "whole grain" and 2 that do not. Answer the following.

1) How many of the grains have added sugars in them? Words like: Sugar, brown sugar, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, corn sweetener, fruit juice concentrate, malt syrup, honey, molasses, maltose, invert sugar to name a few.

2) How many words can you find on the ingredient list that mean "refined grains"? (unbleached flour, wheat flour, enriched flour, country wheat, degerminated corn meal)

3) Compare and record the fiber amounts per serving in the whole grain vs. refined grain.

4) Are any of the breads fortified? If so, with what? Why do you think this is necessary?

LABELS

Select any product with a food label and answer the following:

PRODUCT

1) How many calories are in 3 servings?
2) What is the source of fat in this product? Unsaturated or saturated?
3) What percentage of the daily value (%DV) is the sodium content? Is it a natural source of sodium or added?
4) What type of carbohydrates does the product contain?
5) What are the first 3 ingredients in this product?
6) Is this product considered a good source of any vitamins or minerals? Why or why not?

PART 2: WATCH the following youtube video and answer the question: "Mindless Eating - CNN - America's Killer Diet"

We live in an environment where high calorie, low nutrient quality food is the norm. Most people are unaware of the effect of environment on food consumption behavior. After watching this clip, What is one strategy you can activate today change a food consumption pattern you might have?