Question

Sarah is a 30-year-old mother of two young children, ages 3 and 5. Her husband was recently disabled in a car accident and has been unable to work for 6 months. Sarah works part-time in her children's preschool, and her husband receives a monthly check for his disability. Medical expenses have wiped out the family's savings, and monthly expenses often exceed the couple's income. Sarah tells her close friend that she is unable to provide balanced meals for her family because she often runs out of foods such as milk and fresh produce before payday. Her children receive a healthy lunch and snack at preschool, and a couple of times in the past month Sarah and her husband have had to skimp on their meals at home to make sure the children were fed adequately. Sarah is worried that their limited resources may be affecting the nutritional health of her family. Answer the following List three different STRATEGIES to use for buying nutritious foods at the lowest cost. Do not list specific types of foods. 1. 2. SNAP benefits provide approximately-$4.30 per person per day for food. Do you think $17.20 per day will provide a balanced healthy menu for this family? To answer this question, pick out foods from Walmart.com that add up to $17.20. Include foods from each of the food groups (fruit, vegetable, whole grains, protein, and dairy). In your answer, write down the foods you chose and how much they cost, including amounts purchased (ie, pound, box, loaf). In your own words: Picture your and why? 3. self in this scenario. What would you find the biggest challenge

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Ans:1. The different strategies to use for buying nutritious food at the lower cost  

(a) Purchase Local product that is  seasonal : Purchase local product which is seasonal is generally cheaper in rate and also they are usually at its peak in Nuritation.

(b) Purchase in bulk: Purchase bulk will also help's to save the money,because if a person purchase in bulk ,he/she may be get the food item at whole sale cost not at retailer cost.

(c) Grap the sales offers : Find out when the stores /supermarket offers the sales on specific items .Ask the manager or cherk about the latest sales offers and upcoming offers .it will help to purchase the same product at lower cost .