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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Laura Rodriguez Alvarez

Penn State Drawdown

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Laura's 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.

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Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

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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.

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
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    Laura Rodriguez Alvarez 4/17/2019 9:52 AM
    knowing the difference encourages me to not be so quick to throw out the food when all it says is that its "best by" or "sell by" because that doesn't mean that the food will make me sick but just that it won't be at its best quality. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
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    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
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    Laura Rodriguez Alvarez 4/17/2019 9:49 AM
    I could use this money to pay off debts! 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    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?
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    Laura Rodriguez Alvarez 4/17/2019 9:48 AM
    Smaller portions allow for more food to be saved for a later time. You won't have to cook up dinner if you eat a fulfilling but small portion earlier.
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