Author: eweeks

Tour Purpose

To learn how to make smart choices at the store while watching food dollars
To cover key shopping skills such as reading food labels, comparing unit prices, and shopping for fruits and vegetables on a budget
To immediately practice what they’ve learned at the end of the tour during the $10 Challenge

$10 Challenge Explanation

This is an activity to:
CHALLENGE participants
PRACTICE buying healthy foods on a budget
If you only have $10 in your pocket.
The budget is $10 (including food tax—2% in NC)
Participants will not be allowed to go over the $10 gift card amount, even if they are willing to pay out of pocket.
Participants must purchase 1 food item from EACH food group.
Roughly $2 to spend on each food group.
TRY new foods
Encourage participants to step outside of their comfort zone and buy items they usually would not buy.

COOKING MATTERS
at the STORE
Introduction Guide

Introduction Preparation

Agenda

Check that:
Facilitator and assistant are wearing nametags visibly
You have the tour sign-in sheet for roll call
You have other materials needed for tour:
CMATS booklets
Pens
Calculators
$10 Challenge Slips
To lighten the load in your tour basket, clipboards with individual paperwork can be left either with the event coordinator or at the registration table. Please remember to retrieve the paperwork at the end of your tour for completion of surveys.

Conduct roll call using your tour sign-in sheet
Welcome participants by expressing that you are excited they are here! Express gratitude that they are taking the time to participate in the program.
Introductions for tour facilitator and tour assistant. Include:
Name
Any relevant credentials such as RD, LDN, etc.
Connection to IFFS
Brief explanation of the IFFS organization
4. Distribute CMATS booklets & pens (encourage note taking)
5. Brief explanation of the Tour Purpose (See back page)
Include the estimated length of tour (60-90 min.)
6. $10 Challenge Explanation (See back page)
7. Ask what participants are most excited to learn about
8. Begin tour by reviewing MyPlate