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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
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Carol Masters

Enviro Becketwood

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 128 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1.7
    pounds
    food waste prevented

Carol's actions

Planning

Plan a Leftovers Day

I will plan a meal to use up leftovers by creating a tasty smorgasbord or using a recipe that repurposes them.

COMPLETED 3
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Track My Wasted Food

I will track the food that my household of 1 throws out so I can learn what we're wasting and why.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Plan to Use My Garden or CSA Produce

I will check to see what will be ready to eat in my garden or CSA box this week and plan recipes that use these ingredients.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Try a Food Tracking App

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

  • Carol Masters's avatar
    Carol Masters 8/09/2024 10:53 AM
    In the fridge, I have store-bought boxed green salad that needs to be used up or tossed. Plan to make parsley, cucumber, tomato, quinoa or farro salad.
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    Carol Masters 8/09/2024 10:49 AM
    plan to have leftover tuna sandwich and pantry soup for dinner
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Planning Plan to Use My Garden or CSA Produce
    How easy has it been for you to plan your garden or CSA produce into your meals? Do you ever let your seasonal food go to waste?
    Carol Masters's avatar
    Carol Masters 8/05/2024 1:55 PM
    Rain is keeping me out of the garden but I am using CSA veggies in a beet stew today
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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?
    Carol Masters's avatar
    Carol Masters 8/02/2024 9:17 AM
    I participate in a CSA and have trouble using the produce before it turns wrinkly. I am trying to cook and freeze within a day or two.
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