Sarah McGrath

WBA Asia Global Sourcing

"I pledge to help restore the earth with the actions I take during April's Earth month"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
831 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

51

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

51

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

880

minutes

being mindful

Sarah's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Sarah McGrath 4/25/2021 7:41 PM
Successfully checked into all my actions today! Only a few days left of this challenge!

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Sarah McGrath 4/22/2021 8:43 AM
Successfully checked into all my actions today!

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Sarah McGrath 4/20/2021 6:22 PM
I have checked in to ecochallenge every day for the past 7 days and completed all of my actions :) I will continue to practice the actions I chose during this challenge and turn them into future habits, particularly reducing animal products & smaller portions to reduce food waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?
Sarah McGrath 4/20/2021 6:19 PM
I have found that eating mindful has helped me make more attuned decisions about how much I eat. Many studies have shown that eating mindfully helps reduce emotional eating, eating in response to visual cues in the absence of hunger and binge eating.

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Sarah McGrath 4/18/2021 5:37 PM
In the 3662 tonnes of food waste, 65% (around 2380 tonnes) are domestic food waste from households. Hong Kong has low recycling rate for food waste, as stated at the report of EPD in 2019, about 14.6 thousand tonnes of food waste were recycled, which, by calculation, is about 1% of total food waste produced in Hong Kong.

During the month of April, I have consciously reduced the amount of food waste by cooking batches of food which last for both my dinner & lunch. In the future, I will make a conscious effort to continue with this mindset to help decrease the amount of food waste in HK.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

In 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?
Sarah McGrath 4/18/2021 5:34 PM
Over the weekend, I made plant based meals which included minimal waste from all the vege I used...every little helps!

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Sarah McGrath 4/15/2021 4:30 PM
Completed all daily actions on 16- Apr-21. Getting ready for a great weekend of cooking great vegan food

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Sarah McGrath 4/14/2021 5:41 PM
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Sarah McGrath 4/13/2021 6:33 PM
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Sarah McGrath 4/08/2021 7:07 PM
This weekend, I will only buy food from the supermarket that I know I will consume to prevent having to throw away food on Monday.

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