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Whole Foods®​ Organic Ginger Root

1. Whole Foods sells organic ginger root for $3.99/lb. The store also sells organic turmeric root for $14.99/lb. Ginger and turmeric are rhizomes from the same Zingiberaceae family. How much more expensive is turmeric than ginger?

2. Both ginger and turmeric have been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments, ranging from migraines to chronic inflammation and fatigue. Turmeric’s benefits come from its active ingredient curcumin. What positive health effects does curcumin provide?

3. A gingerbread cookie recipe (makes 24) calls for 1 tablespoon of ground ginger. It’s suggested that 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger is about 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger. What is the ratio of ground to fresh ginger?

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Kellogg’s® Froot Loops Cereal

NET WT 10.1 OZ (286 g)

1. Walmart sells this box of cereal for $2.98. The store also sells the same cereal in a “family size” box of 19.4 oz for $3.64. Compare their unit rates.

2. While Froot Loops contain some vitamins and minerals in addition to somewhat healthy grains, such as corn and oats, this cereal is also high in sugar and hydrogenated vegetable oil. What is hydrogenated vegetable oil?

3. According to Kellogg’s, the multicolored O’s that make up Froot Loops all taste the same, and they call the flavor “froot.” To get the different colors in the cereal, food dyes are used, such as Red 40, Blue 1, and Yellow 6. What are food dyes? How are they made? Should we be concerned at all since the consumption of food dyes has increased 500% in the last 50 years?

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Oscar Mayer®​ Beef Franks

NET WT 15 OZ

1. Target sells this package for $4.19. Whole Foods sells a 12-oz package of 365 Everyday Value® Organic Uncured Grass-Fed Beef Hot Dogs for $6.49. Compare the unit rates of both brands.

2. The above package says “no added nitrates or nitrites.” What are these compounds and why would food manufacturers add them to processed meats, such as bacon, ham, sausages, and hot dogs?

3. For the 2019 baseball season, Dodger Stadium will sell their 16-inch Going Yard dog for $21. The Dodger dog is so long that it extends several inches beyond the bun ends. If all 56,000 seats at Dodger Stadium are sold and each person orders this 16-in dog, how many miles of Dodger links would this stretch to?

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365 Everyday Value® Organic Broccoli Florets

NET WT 10 OZ (283 g)

1. Whole Foods sells this package for $3.49. The store also sells the same product as “quick-frozen” in a 32-oz package for $4.39. Compare the unit rates.

2. Broccoli is a rich source of multiple vitamins, minerals and fiber. It’s also loaded with antioxidants and bioactive compounds. To retain the nutrients, however, we should consume broccoli raw or cook it in certain ways. What are some ways that broccoli can be cooked to retain its rich nutrients?

3. Approximately 129,400 acres of broccoli was harvested in 2017. The average broccoli yield that year was 7.9 tons per acre. The estimated gross value per acre was $6,800 for fresh market broccoli. What was the gross value for all the broccoli harvested in 2017?

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365 Everyday Value® Organic Cauliflower Florets

NET WT 10 OZ (283 g)

1. Same as organic broccoli, Whole Foods sells this package for $3.49. The store also sells a 12-oz package of regular (non-organic) cauliflower florets for $2.49. Compare the unit rates.

2. Cauliflower comes in 4 different colors: white, green, orange, purple. Green cauliflower is sometimes called broccoflower. It comes in the normal curd (head) shape and in a fractal spiral curd called Romanesco broccoli, which is a beautiful approximate Fibonacci fractal in nature. What is a fractal? What is the Fibonacci sequence?

3. Cauliflower was harvested at 43,900 acres in 2018. The value of the crop totaled $425 million that year. What was the crop value per acre?