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Step One - Food:
- Work with your computer buddy, and
pretend that you are siblings.
- Make a grocery list for one week
of food.
- Remember that Mary Call and the
Luther children had almost no money.
- You must assume that you do
not have much money either,
so plan simple meals that you make from "scratch." (In
other words, you should not purchase frozen dinners or other
luxury foods.)
- Remember what you have learned about
nutrition. Plan to purchase inexpensive items from all food groups,
but keep in mind that beans and rice combines to make the same
kind of protein that you find in meat and is MUCH less expensive.
- Remember: Your goal is to spend
as little money as possible, and still have enough food to feed
you
and your
siblings.
- Also remember that you need to be
careful about purchasing in large quantities. While it is often
less expensive per ounce if you buy larger quantities, if the
item will spoil if not used quickly, you should plan to buy smaller
amounts.
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Created
by Diane Walters, Curriculum Integration Coordinator,
West Millbrook Middle School, Raleigh, NC.
© Copyright 2003. All Rights Reserved
Send Questions and Comments to: Diane
Walters
Last updated: August 3, 2003.
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