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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Annette Finch's avatar

Annette Finch

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 147 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    76
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.5
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    3.2
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.0
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables

Annette's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 3 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 0
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?

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    Annette Finch 10/14/2019 7:38 AM
    I meal prepped lunch portions of grapes, celery, muffins, wraps, yogurts and treats for the kids lunches and the week went much smoother and the kids got two serving of fruit and vegetables in their lunches every day. 
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    Annette Finch 10/04/2019 2:43 PM
    I am proud of myself for eating more fruits and vegetables.  Last night for dinner I had the most delicious and fresh salad.  So many good vitamins for my body in that one meal!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health More Fruits and Veggies
    How does eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affect yourself, other people, and our planet?
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    Annette Finch 10/02/2019 7:09 AM
    Yesterday instead of cookies for a snack I had an apple.  For breakfast I had a banana and grapes.  With dinner I had grapes and pineapple. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Weekly Meal Planning
    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. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
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    Annette Finch 10/02/2019 7:07 AM
    This amount of money surprises me.  I would much rather use that money to go on a vacation with my family.  We regularly have leftover night to reduce the amount of food thrown away.  I love taking leftovers to work for lunch, its so easy to just warm it up in the microwave.  It saves money and reduces food waste.  Sometimes I will use leftovers to create a new dish, like roasted chicken one day becomes chicken tacos or chicken salad sandwiches the next day.   
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    Annette Finch 9/30/2019 9:32 AM
    I recently moved from CA to Utah and noticed right away the difference in recycling programs and plastic bag programs between the 2 states.  I have many of my own reusable bags and enjoy using them over the flimsy, small bags provided by the Utah retail stores.  I was surprised that Utah garbage does not provide a green waste trash can.  I am going to look into getting a green waste can to more completely sort my waste at home.  I am going to continue to use my reusable shopping bags even though I feel the grocery employees are irritated when I use them.  
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