Georgia Panopoulos (901)

YCP Fall 2024

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
686 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

49

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning

Georgia's actions

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-Waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meals with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Food Waste

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
Georgia Panopoulos (901) 10/24/2024 7:44 AM
allowing me to accurately gauge when a product is no longer safe to eat versus when it might just be past its peak quality

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- Gianni Juarez 10/30/2024 11:53 PM
  I had never considered that use by, sell by, and best by dates were any different. Though now I understand there is in fact a difference. With this information we can reduce food waste.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
Georgia Panopoulos (901) 10/23/2024 8:56 AM
I would rather use this money for something important like using some of it to give back to the community or save the money as an emergency if needed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

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?
Georgia Panopoulos (901) 10/09/2024 11:28 AM
By washing the vegetable and making something good out of it that you could eat the entire thing.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
Georgia Panopoulos (901) 10/08/2024 8:13 AM
It wasn't that hard to change my diet due to having a pretty good one currently. I just needed to change a few things

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