Ryan Kim
5/04/2021 11:22 AM
It lets me save money on buying and throwing out food.
Ryan Kim
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 116 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO21meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO798minutesspent learning
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UP TO694minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO29zero-waste mealsconsumed
Ryan's actions
Action Track: Climate Resilience
Participate in making your community a better place for Earth Day!
By April 30, take one action to participate in making your community a better place. Be creative about your action! From picking up litter along a river to planting a garden to attending / volunteering for an Earth Day event - do something out in your community by April 30, take a picture of what you did, and post it as a blogpost on Ecochallenge.org.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Eat Mindfully
I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Zero-waste Cooking
Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Keep Track of Wasted Food
Reduced Food Waste
I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Earth Month Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn the Truth About Expiration DatesHow does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Zero-waste CookingIn North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
Ryan Kim 5/04/2021 11:20 AMOne of the best ways I've found is to use the vegetable scraps in vegetable stock, as it contains the same flavours. -
REFLECTION QUESTION