Smart Consumer Flashcards

1
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National brand

A

Are brands advertised and sold through out country

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2
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House brands

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Are brands sold only by a store or chain of that store

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3
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Additives

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Are substances that are added to food for a specific purpose like preserving food

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4
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Generic brand

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A plain labeled product that has the nutrition as the others but not the quality

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5
Q

Sodium bicarbonate or baking soda

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Serves as a leavening agent

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6
Q

Humectants

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Like glycerin and propylene glycol are added to foods to retain moisture

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7
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Acetone peroxide

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Bleaching agent for white flour

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8
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Emulsifiers

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To keep food from separating ex peanut butter

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9
Q

Pack date

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When the food was processed or packaged

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10
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Pull or sell date

A

The last day a store should sell products

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11
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Expiration date

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The last date a consumer should eat or use a product

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12
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Freshness date

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The product is not at its best but it is still ok

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13
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Impulse buying

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Is when u make unplanned purchases ex. When I buy shoes

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14
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Nutrient dense

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Lots of nutrition

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15
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Quackery

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Something that is not the full truth or no truth

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16
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Empty calories foods

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No nutrition foods have lots of calories like a chocolate bar

17
Q

Fad diets

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Ignore good nutrition and healthy eating

18
Q

Nutrition claims

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When the company claims some food has some kind of nutrition

19
Q

Retail food demonstration

A

Taste testing

20
Q

Basal metabolic rate

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The amount to support the body at it lowest point

21
Q

Nutrition aide

A

A person who plans to help people choose food that have a budget and are still healthy

22
Q

Body mass index

A

To figure out how much fat is on your body

23
Q

Yoyo dieting

A

loose weight and then gain it back

24
Q

Comparison shopping

A

Looking at different products

25
Q

Beta carotene

A

In carrots helps to reduce cancer

26
Q

Unti of energy

A

The amount of 1l of water 1 degrees

26
Q

Basal Metabolic rate

A

Ur age body size, genetics,body composition,muscle burns more fat,stress, body temperature,pathological conditions, gender

27
Q

What are the two body shapes

A

Apple and pear. Apple because it it is closer to ur organs

28
Q

How many calories per day for men and women

A

1500 men

1200 women

29
Q

GRAS

A

Generally recognized as safe

30
Q

Unit price

A

3 apples for $1.00

31
Q

Ph level determine what

A

If the acidity or alkaline

32
Q

DRA

A

Daily recommended allowed

33
Q

Fat per day

A

Men 90 women65

34
Q

Antioxidants

A

Are BHA and BHT added to prevent changes in quality of food

35
Q

UPC

A

Universal product code

36
Q

8 shopping tips

A
Read labels 
Compare brands
Compare prices 
Buy food in season 
Take advantage of specials 
Don't impulse shop
Prepare food from scratch 
Use nonfat dry milk and margarine
37
Q

5 reasons to make a shopping list

A
Helps save time 
Avoid extra trips for forgetting items 
Stick to you food budget 
Can save money 
Makes ur shopping easier