

Jenny Wollner
"Food belongs in tummies. "
Points Total
- 0 Today
- 0 This Week
- 443 Total
Participant Impact
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up to11poundsfood waste prevented
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up to21pounds of CO2have been saved
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up to20minutesspent learning
Jenny's Actions
Week 3 Focus: Cooking
Use the Edible Portion
I will learn about what food is still safe to eat if portions have gone bad and make sure to utilize the edible portions if I can.
Week 3 Focus: Cooking
Swap This for That
If I am missing an ingredient for a recipe I will find a substitute I have on hand and use that instead.
Week 3 Focus: Cooking
Reimagine Leftovers
I will learn about how to repurpose my leftovers into new meals and then try it.
Week 2 Focus: Shopping
Scrutinize Deals
I will resist the suggestion to buy the quantity advertised on sale and only buy what I know I will eat.
Week 1 Focus: Planning
Learn About and Choose a Meal Plan Style
I will explore different meal plan techniques and choose one that works for my household.
Week 1 Focus: 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.
Feed
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Reflection QuestionWeek 3 Focus: Cooking Swap This for ThatHow comfortable are you with making ingredient swaps? Where do you go to find substitutes if you don't have what you need?
Jenny Wollner 10/29/2021 2:09 PMI love ingredient swaps! I feel fairly comfortable with them, but the list provided by Hennepin County is more extensive than my knowledge. A good friend once told me that the sign of a good chef is being able to assemble a tasty meal with what's on hand. I like pushing myself to try swaps - some work, some don't, but it's always a good way to learn something about how food works! -
Reflection QuestionWeek 3 Focus: Cooking Reimagine LeftoversHow have you modified what you do with leftovers to make sure nothing goes to waste?
Jenny Wollner 10/27/2021 7:58 AMIt's been a bit fun to puzzle together clever ways to use leftovers. The one I'm proudest of - I had a few spoonfuls of curry carrot soup left, so I turned it into a salad dressing. -
Reflection QuestionWeek 1 Focus: Planning Track My Wasted FoodWhat did you find you are tossing the most? How can you change your habits to avoid wasting this food?
Jenny Wollner 10/22/2021 2:43 PMI have noticed that most of my tossing relates to thinking of certain foods as "special". I put off using them in "everyday" dishes, and then they go bad! It's so silly! I need to shift my thinking a bit. -
Reflection QuestionWeek 2 Focus: Shopping Scrutinize DealsAre you someone who typically chooses what you buy based on what is on sale? How can you make sure you don't buy more than what you need?
Jenny Wollner 10/20/2021 8:14 AMI usually make a grocery list based on what I need. However, I can be very impressionable in the store. I like to buy treats for myself, and if they're on sale, it's hard to resist. That being said, I don't usually buy more than I can eat just because something's on sale. -
Jenny Wollner 10/19/2021 8:16 AMI made a meal, then immediately looked in my fridge to figure out what the next dinner could be. And now I've got a grocery list and time picked to go to the grocery store, just before I have time to cook again. I think this will work for me- preventing my "wishful thinking" where I buy ingredients but then don't have time to cook with them. -
Reflection QuestionWeek 1 Focus: Planning Learn About and Choose a Meal Plan StyleWhat meal plan method works for you and why? Have you tried some in the past that didn't work?
Jenny Wollner 10/18/2021 8:08 AMI think an ingredients-based planning method works best for me - making a big batch of one thing based on what's in my fridge to be used up, then eating the leftovers while I plan the next dish. In the past I think I've planned too far ahead and run out of time to make the dishes I planned to make. I always underestimate how much time cooking takes! -
Jenny Wollner 10/18/2021 8:04 AMI got up early to do food prep so I'd be more likely to make a hearty dinner with perishables tonight!