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Shelley Mather

Mayo Clinic

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participant impact

  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    16
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Shelley's actions

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 60 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Now that you know the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates, how will you view expiration dates differently?

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    Shelley Mather 4/23/2018 6:40 AM
    I will use the dates to inform my decision whether to consider eating something or not. I will also pay closer attention to the dates when shopping so I am more aware of what is close dated and eat that first.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

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    Shelley Mather 4/12/2018 5:37 AM
    I set the stems to the side from mushrooms and used them along with carrot tops and celery tops and the root to make a vegetable stock. This is a good way to use all parts of the vegetable.