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Welcome to Stop Food Waste Challenge!

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Hennepin County | Ramsey County | Washington County
Stop Food Waste Challenge
August 1 - August 31, 2024
Leah Bruch's avatar

Leah Bruch

Washington County Staff

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 366 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    17
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    25
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    24
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    9.5
    pounds
    food waste prevented

Leah's 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Make Time for Meal Prep

I will set aside time to prepare meals in advance.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Create a Weekly Meal Plan

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu of meals and ingredients for my household of 2.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Shopping

Buy From A Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat directly from a local farmers market and make 5 meals.

COMPLETED 5
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Shopping
    What food items do you prefer buying from a farmers market than a grocery store? Why?
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    Leah Bruch 8/19/2024 5:48 AM
    The fresh produce - It is locally grown and travels less to get to me - so fresher and smaller carbon foot print.

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Planning
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money? How has meal planning helped you avoid waste?
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    Leah Bruch 8/02/2024 1:23 PM
    This is not surprising and I probably throw out more than the average person. since meal planning, I do not shop for the whole week, but rather I now buy for breakfast and lunch and make multiple trips to the grocery store so that I do not waste food.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Planning
    What have you found out since you started taking an inventory of your fridge before shopping?
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    Leah Bruch 8/02/2024 1:21 PM
    that there are certain items that I buy because I think I should eat them, but I end up throwing them away.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Planning
    Do you have days when you don't have time to spend making food? How has meal prep helped one those days?
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    Leah Bruch 8/01/2024 6:11 AM
    I meal prep on Sundays so that I have meals to grab throughout the week for lunches. I fall down when it comes to dinners.
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