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Currie, S. (2009). Shopping for Food. Shopping for Food (ELL), 1–2.
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Shopping for Food.

There are lots of different places to buy food. When you shop for food, you should think about if the food
is good for you, the quality of the food (how good the food is), and how much the food costs,. There are
ways to save money on food.

Stores
When you shop for food, you are buying groceries. Many people buy groceries in supermarkets.
Supermarkets are big stores that sell all kinds of food. Supermarkets have more choices, too.

You can also buy groceries at convenience stores. Convenience stores are easy to find, and many are
open all day and all night. Convenience stores are much smaller than supermarkets. They sell mostly
drinks and very little food. They are often much more expensive than supermarkets. Often, convenience
stores sell gas outside, so people can put gas in their car and buy food at the same time.

Other places sell food, too. A produce market sells fruits and vegetables. A bakery sells bread and
cakes. And a health food store sells foods that are good for your body.

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[Caption] This woman works in a bakery. She is holding some of the food people can buy there.

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At the Store
When you go to a store to shop for food, use a shopping list. A shopping list can help you remember
which foods you need.

In most stores, the groceries are on shelves. Different kinds of food are grouped together in the store.
For example, milk, eggs, and cheese are in one part of the store. Fruits and vegetables are in another
part. These parts of a grocery store are called aisles. Aisles are the rows that you walk through in the
grocery store.

As you walk through the aisles, you put the groceries that you want in a shopping cart or a shopping
basket. Shopping carts have wheels and hold a lot of groceries. You push them through the store. They
are good for heavy groceries or if you are buying a lot of things. If you have to get fewer things, you can
use a shopping basket. Shopping baskets are much smaller. You carry them in your hand.

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[Caption] This woman is buying food at a supermarket. She has put her groceries in a shopping cart and
is she waiting to pay.

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You should also decide if foods are nutritious, or healthy for you. Most groceries have information on
the labels, or on signs, that tell how nutritious the food is. The labels say what is in the food. To buy
healthy foods, read the labels.

Prices and Sales

Be sure you know how much food costs. Sometimes there is a price tag on the food. The price tag tells
what you must pay. Prices are usually listed on the shelf, too.

Stores sometimes have sales. They lower their prices for some foods during a sale. Sales help
shoppers save money. Coupons are another way to save money. You can find coupons online and in
newspapers. Coupons give you money off the price of a certain food.

Buying
When you have the foods you want, bring them to the checkout counter. The checkout counter is
where you pay. Some supermarkets have special checkout counters for people with only a few
groceries. These counters may have signs that say "10 Items or Less," Or something similar.

At the checkout counter, a worker or a machine adds up the prices for your items. Then you pay the
total cost. Many people pay with cash when they are buying only a few things. Other people write
checks from their bank account.

Most grocery stores and supermarkets also let shoppers pay with credit cards. When you use a credit
card, the credit card company pays the store. Then you pay the company back. Many stores also take
debit cards. A debit card goes with your bank account. When you use a debit card to buy food, the
store takes the total cost of the food out of your bank account.

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Most people put their groceries in bags. Grocery stores in the United States usually give shoppers bags
made of paper or plastic. But shoppers can also bring their own cloth bags from home.

Bibliography
Periodicals

Barnes, Rebecca. "Great Ways to Save on Groceries." Good Housekeeping 243.4 (Oct. 2006): 1p.
Online. EBSCO. 12 July 2008.

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Brearton, Steve. "How to Lower Your Grocery Bill." Chatelaine 80.11 (Oct. 2007): 1p. Online. EBSCO.
12 July 2008.

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Books

Staten, Vince. Can You Trust a Tomato in January? New York: Touchstone, 1994.

The New York Times Practical Guide to Practically Everything. New York: St. Martin's, 2006.

Website

How to Shop for Groceries. Instructables, Inc. 12 July 2008.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Shop-for-Groceries-San-Francisco/.

Stephen Currie has extensive experience in writing for middle and high school readers. He has
published books on topics ranging from invasive species to child labor, and from the Mississippi River to
the construction of Steinway pianos. He has also written curriculum materials for secondary-level
subjects including math, history, science, and personal finance. He has taught classes and given
workshops for students of all ages, from kindergarten through college.

Comprehension Test

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. This can help you remember which foods

you need to buy.

A. shopping cart
B. shopping list
C. shopping basket
D. price tags

2. These give you money off the price of a

certain food.

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