Christy Aufderhar

Washington County Staff

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participant impact

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48

pounds of CO2

have been saved
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30

minutes

spent learning
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26

pounds

food waste prevented
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3.0

conversations

with people

Christy's actions

Planning

Keep a Food Inventory

I will take a fridge and pantry inventory to stay up to date with what I have at home before I go grocery shopping.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Kids

Get Involved in the Kitchen

I will involve my 3 children in meal planning, prepping and cooking activities.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Track My Wasted Food

I will track the food that my household of 5 throws out so I can learn what we're wasting and why.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Sign up for Fridge Check Fridays

will sign up for Fridge Check Friday emails, sent by Hennepin County but open to everyone, to prompt me to check my fridge for food that needs to be used up and for hacks on storing food to keep it fresh.

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Kids

Talk About Wasting Food

I will have a discussion with my 3 children about the importance of not wasting food.

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Planning

Learn About and Choose a Meal Plan Style

I will explore different meal plan techniques and choose one that works for my household.

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Kids

Try New Foods

I will have my children try new foods (including veggies!) to encourage them to not be picky eaters.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Try a Food Tracking App

I will download and use an app that helps me track and manage my food.

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Cooking

Make Soup Broth

I will store vegetable scraps or bones in my freezer and use them to make veggie stock or bone broth. I will make 1 batches.

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Cooking

Reimagine Leftovers

I will learn about how to repurpose my leftovers into new meals and then try it.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Christy Aufderhar 8/27/2024 6:51 AM

The challenge has been helpful! I am no longer "stocking up" on fresh produce and I am just buying what I will need for 2-3 days max and then shopping again if I need to. I am also trying a lot of new things.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Planning Learn About and Choose a Meal Plan Style

What meal plan method works for you and why? Have you tried some in the past that didn't work?

Christy Aufderhar 8/27/2024 6:49 AM

One thing that I like to do ahead of time is buy a huge family pack of hamburger and I fry it up and then bag it up in separate 2 lb freezer bags and freeze it. When I am in a hurry I can just throw the cooked hamburger in hot dishes and soups and the meals are done a lot quicker.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Cooking Make Soup Broth

Have you ever made soup broth from scratch before? What kinds of vegetables do you have on hand to put in?

Christy Aufderhar 8/27/2024 6:46 AM

I had never made soup broth from scratch before, but I found it to be easy and a great way to save money by not having to buy broth in the store. I used veggie scraps or items that I only had a few left of (onions, celery, carrots)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Kids Try New Foods

What types of foods do you struggle to get your children to eat? Do you eat these foods yourself? What do you know about why they don't like them?

Christy Aufderhar 8/19/2024 6:31 AM

Two of my kids have always disliked lettuce and tomatoes. They always told me that they think lettuce is bland and flavorless and tomatoes were disgusting, but when I made BLT's recently they devoured them and went back for seconds!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Planning Sign up for Fridge Check Fridays

What have you found out since you started taking an inventory of your fridge before shopping?

Christy Aufderhar 8/19/2024 6:27 AM

I buy too many cucumbers at once. I used to buy four, but a couple always get mushy before we can eat them. I am now going to only buy two cucumbers each week instead.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Planning Track My Wasted Food

What did you find you are tossing the most? How can you change your habits to avoid wasting this food?

Christy Aufderhar 8/19/2024 6:22 AM

I was throwing away more fruit than anything else.
I helped this problem by putting the fruit out where it is more visible to the kids and I hid the chips and other junk food!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Kids Talk About Wasting Food

How did your conversation go? What kinds of things did your children ask about or find important?

Christy Aufderhar 8/19/2024 6:11 AM

My kids eat bananas when they are a little green. They were told that when bananas turn black they are still ok to have in smoothies or use them to make banana bread. The kids were told that the over ripe bananas get put into freezer bags to use for the smoothies and banana bread for a later date.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Kids Get Involved in the Kitchen

Share about a successful planning or cooking activity you have done as a family!

Christy Aufderhar 8/08/2024 9:29 AM

Although it was not a healthy choice my two younger girls and I baked a cake together. I know it's crazy, but we have never done that before! It was a very fun bonding experience!

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- H McCrillis 8/09/2024 12:58 AM
  
  Ooh, which flavor? 🙂
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Cooking Reimagine Leftovers

How have you modified what you do with leftovers to make sure nothing goes to waste?

Christy Aufderhar 8/08/2024 9:27 AM

This week I had leftover baked chicken so I made some homemade chicken noodle soup. I also had the homemade vegetable broth that I prepared for the challenge as well. It was a hit and the kids went back for seconds.

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