Mayo Clinic

I would rather spend the money saved from food waste on a vacation, on home improvement projects, and for investing.

When I practice mindfulness while eating, I notice the textures and flavors of the food I am eating more. I also notice that I eat slower.

The hardest item to reduce plastic was associated with our food system. It felt like every time I tried to eat or purchase a food item there was plastic associated with it. Ways to reduce plastic with food is to use reusable dinnerware in the cafeteria, store leftovers glass or ceramic containers, and buy beverages in aluminum cans instead of...

I will purchase compostable snack bags

It gives everyone a fair chance to have decent quality of life. Everyone deserves that.

I am impressed with how fast aquaculture has grown. I first heard about this in the late 90's. It was making waves in creating more sustainable seafood. Now, seafood raised like this can be found in the grocery stores.

Access to various kinds of transportation definitely influences my attitude and behavior toward transportation modes. This challenge helped me commit to using only public transportation on the days that I commute to work, but it was just the final step in a long journey. The first steps were to limit my access to private transportation. Having...

I think for coffee it isn't too hard because you can order that online. I think for chocolate won't be that hard either because I know I've seen the environmentally friendly brands around stores in town. I think for things like trying to eat more of a plant based diet that will be more of a challenge since my husband and my son like to eat a...

In my mind, balance is important so things are sustainable and so that things do not run short or run out or get overused.

Using smaller plates hasn't made much of a difference. It is difficult to make just dinner for two. I do use leftovers as lunch the next day. That only goes so far.