GG102 Lab #7 Submission Template

Wilfrid Laurier University Department of Geography and Environmental Studies GG102 Lab #7 – Investigating the Cost of Food in the Face of Uncertainty (November 6 – 9 th ) LAB SUBMISSION TEMPLATE Lab Section #: 2 Name: Jude Endeman REMINDER: Your responses should be typed, single-spaced, 12 pt. font, Times New Roman with appropriate paragraphs and the questions numbered. If you use external sources in this assignment you are expected to cite this material using APA referencing style with in-text citations and a reference list at the end 1) List the items on your grocery list you created in Step 1. Navigate to Sobeys’ online grocery store, Voilà: https://voila.ca/ Use the search bar at the top of the page to go on your virtual “shopping” trip. For each product, record the brand, price, whether it’s on sale, and the original price if applicable, in the table. Choose the brand and quantity of products that you prefer to purchase. (Add more rows if needed). Grocery List Record the items on your grocery list here Brand Record the brand of the item, be specific Price Record the current price Sale Is this item on sale? Yes/No Original Price Record the original price (before sale), if applicable Eggs Compliments Large White Eggs 12 Count $3.29 No N/A 1 Chicken Breast Compliments Chicken Breast Boneless Skinless 2 Pieces $6.84 Yes $10.21 2 Bacon Schneiders Bacon Hickory Smoked Classic Cut 375g $7.99 No N/A 3 Granola Bar Quaker Granola Bars Yogurt Strawberry 5 x 35g $3.49 Yes $4.79 4 Chips Doritos Tortilla Chips Cool Ranch 235g $4.99 No N/A 5 Pepsi Pepsi Soft Drink 12 x 355ml $7.99 No N/A 6 Pizza Pops Pillsbury Pizza Pops Pepperoni 760 g $9.49 No N/A 1

7 Meat Sticks Schneiders Pepperettes Sausage Sticks Original 375 g $9.99 Yes $11.49 8 Bread Villaggio White Bread Classico Italian Style Thick Slice 675 g $4.49 No N/A 9 Chocolate Spread Compliments Spread Chocolate Hazelnut 725 g $7.49 No N/A 10 Apples Compliments Apples Honey Crisp 1.36 kg $8.99 No N/A 2) My total cost for 1 week of groceries is $75.04 including the eggs listed first. I am honestly not surprised at all by the total, even though it is quite expensive to feed myself for 1 week. The total was lower than I expected, as I had the task of buying groceries for myself as my parents were gone, and it was very expensive (just over $100). One thing to keep in mind is that my total does not include the additional tax price. I don’t think keeping the total at $75.04 is sustainable, as I will probably get sick of eating the same basic and cheap items of food every week. If I decided to add a couple items or change a few items to healthier alternatives, I would expect the price to rise to nearly $100. I think I could still afford groceries at that price, but leaving less money for other things is not ideal. 3) After completing a quick Google search, it seems that food prices in northern Ontario are higher than those in southern Ontario. Sources state that it is found that most people living in northern Ontario spend nearly half of their total income on food. An organization called Food Not Bought published an article stating that the average cost of a food basket for a family of four for a month in northern community of Attawapiskat was $1,909 compared to $847 in Toronto. One reason for this is the difficulty of getting groceries in the northern region, due to the lack of roads in the winter and the shortage of people working during Covid. These two reasons would interrupt the food supply chain for northern Ontario, as they are remotely located regions. 2