asian Mancia Rivera

"To help me not waste so much food. I can better myself on shopping for groceries, storage food in a better way, meal prep to not over food or have too many leftovers. "

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participant impact

UP TO

396

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

252

pounds

food waste prevented

asian's 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 7.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Shopping

Stick to Your Grocery List

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

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Storage

Learn About Food Storage

I will learn about food storage and store food based on best practices to keep it from spoiling before it is used.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Storage

Make Smoothies

I will freeze fruits and veggies, such as overripe bananas or avocados, to use later in smoothies.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Track My Wasted Food

I will track the food that my household of 7 throws out so I can learn what we're wasting and why.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep all food waste out of the garbage

In addition to using up my edible food, I will keep any extra scraps out of the trash by separating them for backyard composting, curbside pickup, or a drop-off program.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Storage

Properly Store Avocados

I will allow green, unripe avocados to ripen on the counter then transfer them to the refrigerator. Once cut, I will keep the pit in and rub the avocado with lemon or oil to reduce browning. I will properly store 7 avocados.

COMPLETED 29
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?

asian Mancia Rivera 8/16/2024 6:03 AM

This is very helpful. Learning a lot about food waste and what you really eat versus tossing out. Try my best to cook enough food, so there won't be leftovers. Hope to see what else everyone does differently.

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asian Mancia Rivera 8/13/2024 5:32 AM

I do a lot of shopping at Trader Joe's, that's where I buy my grocery most of the time. Meal prep really help me when I work early in the morning. With meal preps I'm able to portion out my veggies, meats, and fruits.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Keep all food waste out of the garbage

How has your awareness of the food you waste changed since you started separating it from other trash? Did anything surprise you?

asian Mancia Rivera 8/12/2024 9:46 AM

To buy less things. To improve of buying just enough to last the week, without having to waste a good amount of food and money. Yes, how much food waste I have thrown away.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Storage Learn About Food Storage

Did you find that you were storing food incorrectly? Which items have you changed?

asian Mancia Rivera 8/05/2024 3:24 AM

Yes, all berries have been changed and storage the right way. Hopefully will last longer and not go bad.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Shopping Stick to Your Grocery List

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?

asian Mancia Rivera 8/02/2024 3:17 AM

Random snacks or drinks. Don't go grocery shopping when your hungry.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Planning Create a Weekly Meal Plan

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?

asian Mancia Rivera 8/02/2024 3:16 AM

No, using the money on necessary things to buy. Meal prep help portion out how much you would eat or make to no waste food.

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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?

asian Mancia Rivera 8/02/2024 3:12 AM

When overcooking and knowing no one likes leftovers for the next day. cooking less then usually.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Storage Make Smoothies

What kinds of fruit and vegetables do you like eating in a smoothie?

asian Mancia Rivera 8/01/2024 5:06 AM

Strawberries, Mixed berries, mango, bananas, spinach, kale, and avocados.

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