LOUISIANA S FUTURE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU

							LOUISIANA'S FUTURE: FAMILIES AND CHILDREN


SAVE MONEY
WHEN YOU BUY FOOD



         To stay healthy, you need to eat

    nutritious, wholesome foods. It’s possible



    to buy such foods and not spend a lot of


    money if you learn to plan carefully and be


    a comparison shopper. Here’s how:




                         SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU BUY FOOD
                       Master Nutrition Program ∙ MISC-33 ∙ 7/08
                      Smart Shopping Tips.....

                      Plan or budget your
                                                                                              Make a list.       This will keep
                      food resources...                                                       you from buying what you don’t
                      cash, food stamps, WIC coupons.                                         need. It will also help you re-
                                                                                              member what you do need. It’s a
                                                                                              good idea to keep an ongoing list
                                                                                              on your refrigerator to jot down
                      Plan what you will eat.                                                 things you need. Extra trips to
                      The more planning you do, the
                                                                                              the store cost money.
                      less chance you have to overspend
                      and the better your chances of
                      eating well. Use the food guide                                         Compare prices of simi-
                      pyramid as a guide. Plan to use
                      seasonal foods such as sweet po-                                        lar products when you get to
                      tatoes and apples in the fall and                                       the store. Many stores now have
                      strawberries in the spring.                                             unit pricing. The unit price tag
                                                                                              is located on the shelf below the
                                                                                              product. It gives you the price
                                                                                              you pay per unit, such as ounce
                      Check the newspaper and                                                 or quart. This helps you compare
                      other sources of advertising for                                        prices between brands, as well as
                      “specials.” Compare ads to find                                          prices for different sizes of the
                      the store with the best buys.                                           same product.
                      Clip out the coupons for the
                      things you need.

                                                                                              Read the Nutrition
                                                                                              Facts label.    It can help you
                                                                                              compare products and make
                                                                                              healthy food choices.


Project partially funded by the United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Food and Consumer Service (Contract #CFMS 507685) through
the Louisiana Department of Social Services, Food Stamp Program
                                                                                              Store and prepare foods
Primary authors: Donna Montgomery, Consumer Food & Nutrition Specialist
Diane Linder, EdD, LDN, RD, Specialist, (EFNEP Coordinator)                                   properly.      Take food straight
Contributing authors: Jeanette A. Tucker, Home Economist, FNP Coordinator
Evva L. Z. Wilson, PhD, FNP Curriculum Coordinator
                                                                                              home, and store it properly in the
Pub. 2655 (25M) 9/97                                                                          refrigerator, freezer or cabinet.
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Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, William B. Richardson, Chancellor
Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, Jack L. Bagent,Vice Chancellor and Director
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30,
1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. The Louisiana Coop-
erative Extension Service provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.              SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU BUY FOOD