Smart Consumer Flashcards

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National brand

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Are brands advertised and sold through out country

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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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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
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Sodium bicarbonate or baking soda

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Serves as a leavening agent

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6
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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
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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

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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

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Fad diets

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Ignore good nutrition and healthy eating

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Nutrition claims

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When the company claims some food has some kind of nutrition

19
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Retail food demonstration

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Taste testing

20
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Basal metabolic rate

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The amount to support the body at it lowest point

21
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Nutrition aide

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

22
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Body mass index

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To figure out how much fat is on your body

23
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Yoyo dieting

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loose weight and then gain it back

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Comparison shopping

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Looking at different products

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Beta carotene
In carrots helps to reduce cancer
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Unti of energy
The amount of 1l of water 1 degrees
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Basal Metabolic rate
Ur age body size, genetics,body composition,muscle burns more fat,stress, body temperature,pathological conditions, gender
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What are the two body shapes
Apple and pear. Apple because it it is closer to ur organs
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How many calories per day for men and women
1500 men | 1200 women
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GRAS
Generally recognized as safe
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Unit price
3 apples for $1.00
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Ph level determine what
If the acidity or alkaline
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DRA
Daily recommended allowed
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Fat per day
Men 90 women65
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Antioxidants
Are BHA and BHT added to prevent changes in quality of food
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UPC
Universal product code
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8 shopping tips
``` 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 ```
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5 reasons to make a shopping list
``` Helps save time Avoid extra trips for forgetting items Stick to you food budget Can save money Makes ur shopping easier ```