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Anne Clark

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POINTS TOTAL

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  • 171 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    8.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    14
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    8.3
    pounds
    food waste prevented

Anne's actions

Planning

Track My Wasted Food

I will track the food that my household of 2 throws out so I can learn what we're wasting and why.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Learn About Portion Sizes

I will observe how much my family members eat and learn how many portions will match our life stages and appetites.

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Planning

Find your meal planning personality

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

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Shopping

Stick to Your Grocery List

I will only purchase the items on my grocery list and avoid impulse purchases.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Shopping

Scrutinize Deals

I will resist the suggestion to buy the quantity advertised on sale and only buy what I know I will eat.

COMPLETED 3
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Cooking

Save the Peels

When life gives me lemons (or other citrus peels), I will use the rinds to make a nontoxic cleaner.

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Cooking

Cook From Root to Leaf

I will try root-to-leaf recipes, which utilize all parts of the vegetable, such as beet greens, carrot tops, and herb stems.

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DAILY ACTION

Community

Host a Salvage Supperclub

I will host a dinner party made from ingredients that would've otherwise been thrown away and have conversations with my 4 guests around food waste.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Storage

Create an Eat First Area

I will create an "Eat First" area in my fridge to prioritize food that needs to be used right away for my household of 2.

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Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Shopping
    Are you someone who typically chooses what you buy based on what is on sale? How can you make sure you don't buy more than what you need?

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    Anne Clark 8/05/2025 6:50 AM
    Sale prices at our grocery store usually doesn't mean you need to buy all of the items to get the sale price. For example, noodles were on sale 10 for $10, but you didn't have to buy 10 boxes to get the deal- so instead, I bought 2 boxes of noodles which will last us for the next week or so.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Shopping
    What are some of the things you typically buy that you weren't on your list? How do you think you might limit some of those purchases?

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    Anne Clark 8/05/2025 6:49 AM
    When non-perishable food is on sale, I tend to buy more than I need in the moment. Sometimes this means it sits in the cupboard for long period of time and might even be forgotten about. Sticking to the list is a good way to avoid having to toss things that have been pushed to the back of the cupboard, and keeps recipe ideas fresh in my mind.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Planning
    Have you noticed any trends in the types of food that you don't make in the right amount?

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    Anne Clark 8/05/2025 6:47 AM
    My husband and I eat very different portion sizes. We have found that cooking a meal for 2 is perfect for us- but we don't split it down the middle. Instead, I eat a bit less than half and he eats a bit more. We also like different salad ingredients- so we have come to make our own salads in separate bowls instead of "family style".
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Planning
    What did you find you are tossing the most? How can you change your habits to avoid wasting this food?

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    Anne Clark 8/05/2025 6:46 AM
    We buy too much lunch meat for sandwiches during the week. Our hunger levels ebb and flow, and it doesn't seem to be seasonally specific. Sometimes, my husband will eat a pound of lunch meat in a couple of days, other times it will last a week. To avoid going to the store multiple times a week, I try to stock up and buy 1# of deli meat- however, about 1/3 of the time, some of it ends up going to waste.