AI and Helping Plan Family Meals on a Budget

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the primary benefit of telling AI exactly what ingredients are already in your fridge?

   1. The AI will give you recipes that require the most expensive ingredients
   2. The AI will automatically order groceries for delivery
   3. The AI will suggest meals using those ingredients first, which saves money by reducing needed groceries
   4. The AI will create a longer 30-day meal plan instead of a weekly one

2. A family wants AI to plan meals that work for someone who cannot eat gluten. Where should this information go?

   1. In a separate email to the AI developer
   2. Only in the shopping list section
   3. It is not possible for AI to handle dietary restrictions
   4. In the meal planning prompt you send to AI

3. What happens when you give AI a specific budget amount like '$80 for the week'?

   1. AI will refuse to plan meals if the budget is too low
   2. AI will try to create a meal plan using ingredients that fit within that spending limit
   3. AI will calculate how much you spent on food last year
   4. AI will automatically find coupons for you

4. What is a practical reason to have AI generate a shopping list?

   1. You can print it and take it to the store instead of juggling your phone while shopping
   2. The shopping list will automatically be sent to local grocery stores
   3. Shopping lists from AI are legally required for returns
   4. AI cannot actually generate useful shopping lists

5. A student opens their fridge, lists the ingredients in ChatGPT, and asks for a 5-meal plan using mostly those items. What did they correctly do?

   1. Waited for AI to guess what was in their fridge without being told
   2. Only asked for meals, without mentioning what ingredients they have
   3. Asked for a 30-day plan instead of a short-term one
   4. Provided the current fridge contents and asked AI to use them as the basis for meals

6. Why might a family with a tight food budget benefit especially from AI meal planning?

   1. AI requires a paid subscription for budget families
   2. AI can find ways to stretch existing ingredients into multiple meals, reducing the need to buy more
   3. AI only works for families who eat expensive foods
   4. AI will recommend the cheapest restaurant takeout instead

7. Which statement best describes what AI is particularly good at in meal planning?

   1. Preparing the actual meals for you
   2. Creating a weekly plan that works around your specific ingredients, budget, and family preferences
   3. Guessing what foods you might like without any information from you
   4. Ordering groceries directly from the supermarket

8. What would make an AI meal plan less useful for a family?

   1. Giving AI no information about dietary restrictions or food preferences
   2. Asking AI to plan meals for a single day
   3. Including a budget amount in your request
   4. Listing the ingredients already in the refrigerator

9. A user tells AI: 'Plan my meals for the week.' Without any other details, what is likely to happen?

   1. AI will refuse to help because the request is too vague
   2. AI will automatically know what is in their fridge
   3. AI will call the user on the phone to ask questions
   4. AI will create a general plan but it may not fit the family's actual needs or budget

10. How does AI meal planning help reduce food waste?

    1. By suggesting recipes that use ingredients before they spoil
    2. By throwing away food automatically
    3. By only suggesting foods that have long shelf lives
    4. By recommending foods that are already expired

11. What is the connection between 'budget meals' and 'meal planning' as described in this lesson?

    1. Meal planning is only for people who eat gourmet food
    2. There is no connection between these concepts
    3. Meal planning uses AI to find affordable recipes, which creates budget meals
    4. Budget meals require eating only at expensive restaurants

12. A parent asks AI for a meal plan but forgets to mention that their child is allergic to nuts. What is the most likely problem?

    1. The meal plan may include nut-containing foods that the child cannot safely eat
    2. The meal plan will automatically be nut-free
    3. The AI will refuse to help families with allergies
    4. The child will have to eat all meals alone

13. What does the lesson mean when it says AI 'saves real money' on meal planning?

    1. AI saves money by recommending the most expensive ingredients
    2. AI finds ways to use food you already have, so you spend less on new groceries
    3. AI gives you money to spend on food
    4. AI only works for families who already have plenty of money

14. Why is it helpful to print the shopping list generated by AI?

    1. You can take the paper list to the store without worrying about your phone battery or screen
    2. Printed lists cost extra money to make
    3. The AI cannot generate a list unless you print it
    4. Printed lists are required by law for grocery shopping

15. Which prompt would most likely give you a useful, budget-friendly meal plan?

    1. Please list all foods that exist
    2. Here is what is in my fridge: chicken, rice, broccoli, eggs. Our budget is $75 for the week. Please plan 5 dinners for a family of four.
    3. I want food
    4. Tell me what you had for breakfast