Field Trip to Grocery Store

Today we will be taking a field trip to the grocery store. shopping for groceries is something that everyone does. It can be a simple process or a complicated one. There are many aspects to purchasing groceries that most people ignore. Today we are going to explore a critical thinking approach to our groceries.

Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt

1. Find a lipid.

Name of item ________________

2. Find a carbohydrate.

Name of item ________________

3. Find a protein.

Name of item ________________

4. What item has the most Calories per serving?

Name of item _______________ Calories per serving _______________

5. What item has the least Calories per serving? (Cannot be zero Calories)

Name of item _______________ Calories per serving _______________

6. What item has the least amount of ounces in a serving?

Name of item _______________ Ounces in a serving ______________

7. What item has the highest amount of ounces in a serving?

Name of item _______________ Ounces in a serving ______________

8. What is the most expensive item per Calorie?

Name of item ______________ Total item Cost ___________ Total servings ___________ Calories in a serving ___________ Total item Calories _____________

9. What is the cheapest item per Calorie?

Name of item ______________ Total Cost ___________ Total servings ___________ Calories in a serving ____________

10. If you were planing a long backpacking trip where you had to carry all your food, you would want to carry the lightest foods. But you would also need a lot of Calories. Find two foods that would make good backpacking food. This means they are light but have a lot of Calories.

Food item 1:

Name of item ____________ Weight per serving ____________ Calories per serving ___________ Total item weight ___________ Total item Calories _____________

Food item 2:

Name of item ____________ Weight per serving ____________ Calories per serving ___________ Total item weight ___________ Total item Calories _____________

11. If you were hungry and had little money what two foods would you buy that were inexpensive but also have a lot of Calories to fill you up?

Name of first item _______________ Calories ___________ Name of second item ___________ Calories _______________

12. Many times an item will come in a normal size and a large size. Marketing creates the impression that when you buy the larger box you will be getting more for your money. This is not always the case. Sometimes it is cheaper to buy two regular boxes than one large box item. Find an example where the regular box is cheaper per ounce than the larger box.

Name of item ____________ Total cost of regular size item ___________ Total ounces of regular size item ________ Total cost of large size item ____________ Total ounces of large size item ____________

13. If you could buy any two items right now what would they be?

Name of item one ____________ Name of item two ______________

14. Find two foods you have never heard of. What are they?

Name of item one ___________ Name of item two _____________

15. Find a fruit.

Name of item _____________

16. Find a plant.

Name of item _____________

17. Find an animal.

Name of item _____________

18. Can you find an organism that is still alive.

Name of item _____________

19. Find an item that was made by an animal.

Name of item _____________

20. Find one item that is made of lipids, carbohydrates, and protein.

Name of item _____________