Buying Food WiselyBy: GROUP 4

Wise Purchasing• Purchasing

- it is buying food needed for family meals.• Wise Purchasing

- it means buying the right kind and quality of ingredients in the right amount, at the right price, at the right time, and at the right place. This means making decisions on what, when, where, how much, and at what price you are willing to buy.

• The homemaker must be knowledgeable of the following:• Knowledge in nutrition• Knowledge in

substitution• Current food prices• Market conditions and• Food in season• Various ways of food

preparation

Considerations in Buying Food Wisely

• These are considerations that can be used as reminders in buying.• There are substitutes that are less expensive but are

equally nutritious.• Food items in season are cheaper because they are

abundant.• Processed foods are more expensive than fresh ones.• Products sold at bigger markets are much cheaper than

those sold by traders.

Principles to Follow in Buying

• Remember these principles when buying:• Know thoroughly the different types of food.• Use substitutes when available.• Take advantage of free services offered by specific

types of food when preparation time is limited.• Make a survey of prices of different food items from

different stores.• Shopping on cash basis is good when the need to limit

expenses and avoid impulse buying is necessary.• Make a complete market list of things to buy.• Schedule the time and the day for marketing/shopping.• Be alert with malpractices in the market.

Preparing the Market List

In preparing the market list, it is helpful to specify the quantity, quality and prices of the items.

Quantity Description Price per unit*

Price

1 kilo Pork liempo ( with skin, fat not to exceed 3 cm. deep, fresh, well-marbled)

Php 170.00/kilo

Php 140.00

2 kilos Potatoes, uniform in size and shape, about 10-12 pcs/kilo, no bruises and cuts

Php 40.00/kilo Php 80.00

1 kilo Cabbage, Baguio variety, fresh, 1 head approx. 1 kilo

Php 45.00/kilo Php 45.00

1 Dozen Eggs, jumbo size, fresh, approx. 150 gm each

Php 5.00/piece Php 60.00

½ Kilo Onions, red variety, uniform size approx. 6-8 pieces/ ½ kilo

Php 58.00 Php 29.00

Guides in Buying Specific Food

Brands, Labels, Trademarks, and Advertisements

• Brands• It refers to a combination of words or letters used by a manufacturer to identify his/her goods and services in order to distinguish it from other products.• A brand assures the buyer of the quality of the product.• It establishes the reputation of the manufacturer.

• Label• Every commercial product has a label.• It is any device attached to the product.• It is a very important piece of material that provides all the necessary information about the product.• It is used to identify the product and provide information as to its brand, trademark, manufacturer, ingredients, manufacturing date, expiration date, net weight, and others.• It may come in on leaflets wrapped around a canned good or printed directly on the plastic, glass, or tin cans.

• Trademark• It is any word, name, symbol, or device used by the

manufacturer or merchant to identify his/her goods and services and in order to distinguish them from other similar products.• Examples of this are:

• Advertising• It is a part of a marketing distribution system which aims to sell goods and services to consumers by making them aware of the product, its qualities, and its uses.• To be effective, it must be eye – catching, emotionally appealing, culturally related and has mass appeal and must be understood by the consumer.

Studying Advertisements Carefully

• Be aware of what specific products or services are offered.

• Find out what kind of appeal is used by the advertisement.

• Analyze the part of the advertisement that tells about the quality of the product.

• Compare the product with products of similar kinds.

Malpractices of Manufacturers and Vendors

• Some manufacturers do not state all ingredients contained in a product when they should be specified as a health rule.

• Information on the label may tend to be misleading.

• Some weighing scales in open markets are not accurate.

• Some inject water to chicken to make it weigh more.

• Use of colored lights on meat and chicken to create an illusion of freshness.

• Selling hogs and chicken which are ‘double dead’.

• Using chunks of ice between heaps of shrimps or fish to add more weight when weighing.

• Dropping some fish, shrimp or fruits out of the bag after weighing.

• Adding small stones to rice to make it weigh more.

• A 50 – kilo bag of rice weighs less the indicated amount.

• Good quality rice is mixed with poor quality rice and sold at higher price.

• Mixing stale fish with fresh fish heaps or tumpok.

• Mixing rotten eggs with fresh eggs.

• Big fresh shrimps placed on top of small ones to create the impression that the bunch have the same sizes.

Rights and responsibilities of Consumers

Rights of the Consumer

1. The tight to be informed.

2. The right to choose.3. The right to safety.4. The right to be

heard.5. The right to a clean

environment.

Duties of the Consumer1. Report any anomalous practice to

the right person or authority.2. Ask seller to test the product safety

e.g. electrical appliances.3. Acquire adequate and reliable

information through labels of product from sales representative or through print, radio and TV, and pass these to others.

4. Voice out complaints or protests to dysfunctional or expired product and poor or hazardous services.

5. Make the wise choice from the many products offered him/her.

6. Help control pollution by actively participating in the community’s clean – up drives and campaigns.

7. Help the government in its campaign against violators.

Steps in Buying Properly

1. Plan your menu for the week.2. Prepare a list of items to be

bought or a purchase list based on your one – week menu.

3. Check the stocks of food still available in your storage cabinet or storeroom.

4. Plan your itinerary.5. If you have a calculator with

you, use this to make quick computations.

6. When at the cashier, keep watch of the prices of the commodities punched in.

7. Keep watch of items as they are placed in the bags.

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