Crystal Fenton

Team Securian Financial

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
331 Total

Participant Impact

up to

6.3

pounds

food waste prevented
up to

13

pounds of CO2

have been saved
up to

1.0

advocacy actions

completed
up to

4.0

conversations

with people
up to

32

minutes

spent learning

Crystal's Actions

Storage

Learn About Food Storage

I will learn about food storage and store food based on best practices to keep it from spoiling before it is used.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Order Half-Portions

I will ask for half-portions options at 1 restaurants and cafes to minimize food waste.

Completed
One-Time Action

Storage

Be Smart About Food Labels

I will learn about food labels and not throw food out just based on the date on the package, but instead check the smell and color to see if it has gone bad.

Completed
One-Time Action

Cooking

Cook Just Enough

I will scale down the recipe of a meal to make just the right amount for my household of 1 so we eat everything up.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Track My Wasted Food

I will track the food that my household of 1 throws out so I can learn what we're wasting and why.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Create a Weekly Meal Plan

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu of meals and ingredients for my household of 1.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Kids

Get Involved in the Kitchen

I will involve my children in meal planning, prepping and cooking activities.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Kids

Talk About Wasting Food

I will have a discussion with my 1 children about the importance of not wasting food.

Completed
One-Time Action

Community

Send it Down the Grape Vine

I will talk to 1 family members or friends about my experience with this challenge, food waste, and what I have learned.

Completed
One-Time Action

Community

Follow Bloggers and Influencers

I will follow 1 food waste prevention bloggers and influencers to get continuous tips and reminders that I can add to my lifestyle to waste less food.

Completed
One-Time Action

Feed

Crystal Fenton 8/24/2022 1:00 PM

This morning over breakfast my 6 year old and I had a great conversation about what food waste really means. We talked about how throwing away an item from his lunch means more than just the tossed item - there is the water used to grow it, the gas in the vehicle to drive it to our store, etc. He really did well grasping this concept and wanted to know if we could give our extra food to other people so that it wouldn't get wasted! That lead to a nice conversation about food shelves and what food insecurity means. What a day!

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Reflection Question
Community Send it Down the Grape Vine

Describe the conversations you had and if you learned anything about what other people think of the topic of food waste.

Crystal Fenton 8/08/2022 10:43 AM

On a family vacation, I had the chance to talk to multiple family members about ways to cut back on food waste. Cooking together in the same kitchen made it easy to help them understand how simple it is to compost and experiment with unusual ingredients. (Googling the ingredients you have on hand often leads to fun new recipes!)

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Reflection Question
Cooking Cook Just Enough

We often worry about running out of food so we make too much. What thoughts and feelings have come up when you make just the right amount to eat up all the food?

Crystal Fenton 8/08/2022 10:39 AM

Fewer leftovers means fewer dishes to wash and more space in the fridge (so things won't get lost in there)!

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Reflection Question
Kids Get Involved in the Kitchen

Share about a successful planning or cooking activity you have done as a family!

Crystal Fenton 8/08/2022 10:38 AM

We let our 6 year old decide how we would cook the broccoli today. He loves 'crunchy' broccoli, so we roasted it! Heck yes clean plate club!

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Crystal Fenton 8/08/2022 10:33 AM

I had some excess produce from my CSA box and made a great summer salad to share at a family picnic over the weekend: corn, zucchini, tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro and lime juice. Amazing!!

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