Laura Burns

Climate Reality Northern New Mexico

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
319 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

24

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

24

zero-waste meals

consumed

Laura's actions

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 12
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?

Laura Burns 4/23/2019 2:19 PM

My challenge has resulted in an almost entire change of habits around food. I began eating a vegetarian diet one week before the challenge started, and I think the new diet is permanent.

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- Sue Barns 4/24/2019 6:40 PM
  
  Well done, Laura! If you've reduced/eliminated animal products from your diet, be sure to supplement with vitamin B-12.
  
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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?

Laura Burns 4/17/2019 4:13 PM

Habit and tradition of equating eating meat with affluence.

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Laura Burns 4/15/2019 3:34 AM

I have been vegetarian now for over 3 weeks. I have started a composting material pot lined with a compostable bag for green waste and we have started the compost pile outside--continuing preparation of that this week.

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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?

Laura Burns 4/15/2019 3:32 AM

Less waste if you clean your plate of smaller portion.

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Laura Burns 3/04/2019 12:39 PM

I'm gathering recipes for my meatless meals!

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