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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Mackenzie Cane

EcoChallenge Community Team

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
77 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Mackenzie '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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than other countries, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How do we start shifting a meat-focused food culture?
Mackenzie Cane 4/23/2018 4:11 PM
I think it's a cultural thing - eating meat is seen as manly or tough and so it's hard for men or folks who identify as masculine to say they're vegetarian or vegan due to fear of scrutiny. Similarly, I think meat is a status symbol - if you're wealthy you can eat a good steak. On the flip side though, fast food meat is a cheap way to get full and thus also hard to get folks to give up.

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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 this?
Mackenzie Cane 4/08/2018 7:31 PM
Weight loss and feeling better in general!

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