April 3 - April 24, 2019

Sadie Snow

"Climate change is progressively getting worse. The more clean choices we decide to do in our daily lives makes a difference. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
323 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

8.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

15

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

8.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Sadie's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Stay on the Ground

#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Smaller Portions

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?

Sadie Snow 4/15/2019 10:11 PM

Health. Sometimes people think that they are way more hungry than they actually are, and before they know it, they are stuffed the brim.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-waste Cooking

How are environmental issues like black carbon and other emissions from cooking fires or rudimentary cookstoves also human health and social justice issues? Why do these issues matter to you?

Sadie Snow 4/15/2019 10:09 PM

They are social justice issues also because it is the people who don't have nicer houses and don't have as much money who get affected by these problems the most. My mom is a teacher at a school where some kids don't have lunches and are don't know where their next meal will come from. That is why it matters to me, and why this problem is absolutely a social justice issue.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Stay on the Ground

What was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?

Sadie Snow 4/08/2019 11:15 AM

When we went to Kansas to visit my Grandparents, we drove instead of flying. Part of the reason for this is because we are a big family of 5, but it is also the more eco-friendly way to live.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?

Sadie Snow 4/08/2019 11:13 AM

They probably need more protein in their diet, and their lifestyle is much more different than ours. Their values are different, and meat is part of the way they live their lives.

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