Elanor Morris

Asheville High School!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
144 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

25

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

5.2

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Elanor's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 25 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will spend 5 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Elanor Morris 4/05/2019 9:25 AM
Our beef industry is huge and we rely on meat for most of our food, as well as a lot of our economy. We value capitalism more than anyone.

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Elanor Morris 4/03/2019 9:13 AM
Today I have eaten 2 meatless meals. It was actually easy - I just had eggs for breakfast and a peanut butter sandwich for lunch. Eating vegetarian doesn't have to mean you eat a salad every meal.

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Elanor Morris 3/26/2019 10:01 AM
This is a really cool challenge. Last year our school won because of a collective team effort, and overall, I think this challenge is powerful enough to make a worldwide change if it gets more attention.

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