Julie Snyder

The other R's can easily be incorporated into ones lifestyle. An example of something that I do to incorporated reduce, reuse, and refuse into my lifestyle is that whenever I go to a grocery store or something of that sort, I never use plastic bags. I always get everything without bags, or if there's too much that I need to get then I use my reusable grocery/shopping bags. For repair and re-purpose, my dad and I do stuff all the time relating to this. We will grab things from others houses that they don't want, and we'll bring it down to our work shed. We make all sorts of things out of everything, his most recent obsession being lamps. The other day I was at my aunts house and saw a torch which I was interested in and nobody else was, so she told me to take it and my dad is making a lamp out of it.

The use by date means the date that someone should consume a product by to insure that the consumer does not get sick. The sell by date is the date which stores should pay attention to, meaning that the shelf life is 2/3s of the way over, while the other third of its life should be on the consumers cupboards. The best by date is the ideal date that someone should eat something by, to ensure for ideal quality. It was interesting to learn about this and find out the differences, so that we can know that we should buy things by the sell by date, and consume them by the best by date. Also, don't throw things away after the best by date, but more near the use by date.

The benefits that I most look at for using smaller plates are the fact that eating smaller and healthier portions lets me feel better about my health as well as better about my caloric (in fats, carbs, etc) intake. I use smaller plates in order to stay fit and feel healthier and better about myself and my body.

The North American way of life thrives off of meat, and meat-based meals. We have been given this norm of meat eating, and are taught from birth that it is the best and easiest way to obtain protein. It is crazy, and awful for the animals. I personally everyday eat only 1 meal that has meat in it, and I've been trying to cut down on even that. We as a country need to start eating less meat, and become a healthier and less meat based country.