Supermarket Activity

Date and time of your supermarket visit: _________________________________

Name and location of supermarket: _____________________________________

Assessing our fresh fruits and vegetables:

What is the cheapest fruit at this store, how much does it cost, and where is this
fruit grown?
The cheapest fruit I managed to find was the Asian brown pear, which is $0.23/ea.
I assume this fruit is grown in asia.

What is the cheapest vegetable at this store, how much does it cost, and where is
this vegetable grown?
The cheapest veggie that I found was the Mini Cucumbers, which were $0.50/ea. I
was unable to find where they were grown.

Find the bananas. How much per pound is the price of the cheapest banana?
Where are these bananas from?
The bananas were $1.39/lb, and I was unable to figure out where they came from.

Weigh the bananas at the store and determine how many you can get if you buy 1
pound of these bananas:
The bananas were approximately 3/lb.
Assessing our tooth paste:

Go to the section of this store that sells toothpaste. Pick 2 tooth pastes to assess.

Name of toothpaste: crest fresh mint

Look at the ingredients label and list the sweeteners in this toothpaste: there were
no listed sweeteners

Is “sugar” a listed ingredient on this label? No

Name of toothpaste: Colgate

Look at the ingredients label and list the sweeteners in this toothpaste: The only
listed sweetener was just “Flavor”

Is “sugar” a listed ingredient on this label? no

Assessing our bottled water:

Go to the bottled water section of your store. Pick 2 bottled waters to evaluate:

Name of water: dasani

Does the ingredient label list fluoride? No
Where is this water bottled? CA

Name of water: Aquafina

Does the ingredient label list fluoride? No
Where is this water bottled? California

Assessing our fresh fish:

What is the cheapest fish at this market today? Sole dover fillet
What is the price per pound? $9.99
Is this fish farmed or wild caught? Didn’t say
Is this from the US or out of the country? US

What is the most expensive fish at this market today? Salmon fillet skin
What is the price per pound? $24/lb
Is this fish farmed or wild caught? Didn’t say
Is this from the US or out of the country? US
Complete the following table for any six different kinds
mayonnaise.

Name of Calories per What is the first Cost for one serving
mayonnaise: serving: ingredient on the (divide the cost for the
label? jar by the number of
servings in the jar):
Best foods 90 Soybean Oil 0.08

100 Avocado Oil 0.41

Primal kitchen
mayo avocado oil

Kraft Mayo 50 Water 0.07

100 Soybean Oil 0.07

Signature select
Mayonaise

Best Foods REAL 90 Soybean Oil 0.16

40 Canola oil 0.09

Best foods canola

Which mayonnaise is the healthiest?

FYI…it’s usually the one that is lowest in calories.
Best foods canola oil based mayo
Was cost a factor in the healthiest mayonnaise?
Explain your answer:

Not particularly, the price of the mayo didn’t seem to differ except for the
overpriced Avocado mayo.

Complete the following table for your comparison of any 6 types of

canned fish or canned meats:

Name of fish or Calories per Mg of sodium Grams of fat in Cost per serving
meat: serving: in one serving: one serving: (divide the cost of
the container by the
number of servings
in the container):

Bumble bee 130 280 1 2.69

tuna a

Starkist 60 190 .5g $1.2

Tuna

Chicken of 50 180 .5g $0.83

the sea light
tuna
 100 300 1g 1.10
Signature
select tuna
chunk

Signature 90 340 1g 1.09

select tuna
chunk light

Do any of these fish or meat make a nutrition claim on the label?

Which fish or meat is the healthiest? Why did you choose this one?
FYI….it’s usually the one that is lowest in calories and sodium.

The chicken of the sea light had far lower sodium and fat than the other tuna
brands.

Saimin or Noodle Comparison

Compare 4 types of saimin or noodle products and put your findings
in this table:

Name of Grams of Calories per Grams of Number of Cost per serving:

product: sodium per serving: fat per servings per (divide the cost
serving: serving: container: of the package
by the number of
servings in the
package):

Sopporo 1870 470 20g 1 1.35

Ichiban
Ramen
 790 190 7g 2 0.50

Marucha
n Ramen
Nissin 760 190 7g 2 0.5
top
ramen
980 260 8g 2 1.09
Nongshi
m
shrimp
ramen

Which saimin or noodle is the healthiest? Why did you choose this one?
The simple Maruchan Ramen seems to be the “healthiest but they are all very close
in nutrition.

FYI…the healthiest saimin or noodle is frequently the one that’s lowest in fat and
sodium?

What product is the cheapest (per serving)?

Your Last Mission: The Ice Cream Section!

Go to the ice cream section and compare 4 different types of ice
cream.
 Name of ice Calories per Grams of % of Cost for one First
cream: serving: fat per calories serving: ingredient
serving: from fat listed on the
(multiple ingredient
the grams of list:
fat by 9 and
then divide
this number
by the
calories in 1
serving)

Signature 180 10g 50% 0.44 Milk

select Vanilla
Ice cream

150 8g 48% 0.50 Milk

Bryers Mint
Chocolate
Chip

Lucerne 130 3.5 24% 0.29 Milk

vanilla 1
gallon ice
cream

140 4.5 36% 0.5 Milk

Bryers
Cookies and
cream

Which ice cream is the healthiest and why?

The Lucerne Vanilla 1 gallon Ice cream has the lowest calories per serving and the
lowest fat content as well.
FYI…the healthiest is usually the one that is lowest in calories.