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Kirkland® Organic Dried Mangoes
NET WT 2.5 LB (1.13 kg)
Costco sells this bag of dried mangoes for $18.49. What is the cost per serving?
A ripe mango can be 14% sugar by weight. Because sugar is not an essential nutrient, there is no recommended daily allowance, or RDA. The World Health Organization recommends getting no more than 25 g of sugar daily. There are 39 grams of sugar in a 12-oz Coca-Cola can. How many cans of Coca-Cola would it take to equal the amount of sugar in this 2.5 lb bag of mangoes?
The only ingredient listed is “organic dried mangoes.” This product is “unsulfured,” meaning it contains no sulfur dioxide. What would be the purpose of adding sulfur dioxide to food?
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Breyers® Natural Vanilla
NET WT 1.5 QT (48 OZ) 1.41 L
Walmart sells this ice cream for $3.44. What is the cost per serving?
Ice cream is a refreshing treat, but it is high in calories and sugar. It’s easy to eat one cup of our favorite ice cream, which is two servings. A person who eats 2,000 calories per day should consume no more than 50 g of sugar. If you ate one cup of Breyers ice cream, what percent of the 50 g of sugar is this?
Breyers partners with American farmers to source “100% Grade A milk and cream” that are certified kosher. What other grades of milk are there?
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Kirkland® Trail Mix
NET WT 4 LB (1.81 kg)
Costco sells this 4-lb bag for $14.99. It also sells 28 2-oz snack packs for $16.99. What is the unit rate (cost per ounce) of large bag to snack pack?
This trail mix has peanuts, M&M’s milk chocolate candies, raisins, almonds, and cashews. Which of the five ingredients is considered the least healthy and why?
Trail mix was first created by outdoorsman Horace Kephart, who also made plans for the Appalachian Trail. Eating the right mix of nuts and dried fruits can provide a good dose of protein, unsaturated fats, fiber, antioxidants, and other vitamins and nutrients that our body needs. What are antioxidants?
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Coca-Cola® Original Taste
NET WT 12 FL OZ
Amazon sells a pack of twelve cans, 12 FL OZ per can, for $4.98. What is the cost per can?
A person who eats 2,000 calories per day should consume no more than 50 g of sugar. Drinking two cans a day would amount to what percent of this recommendation?
Due to the high calories and high added sugar, the company came out with Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, which contains zero calories and sugar while claiming to maintain the signature flavor of the original. Coca-Cola Zero Sugar uses several common artificial sweeteners, including aspartame and acesulfame potassium (Ace-K). What is it about these artificial sweeteners that makes their health effects controversial?
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365 Everyday Value® Organic Milk
NET WT 1 GALLON (3.78 L)
Whole Foods sells this one gallon for $5.49. What is the cost per serving?
Calcium is important for healthy bones. One serving of this milk provides 260 mg of calcium, which is 20% of the Daily Value (for a 2,000-calories a day diet). However, dairy products can be high in saturated fat and vitamin A, which at high levels ironically weaken bones. How many grams of saturated fat are in this one gallon of milk?
Nutritionists suggest limiting milk and dairy products to one to two servings a day and getting calcium from other sources. What are some good, non-dairy sources of calcium?
