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GET SMART: TAKE THE CHALLENGE
KEEP GOOD FOOD FROM GOING TO WASTE
WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE?
Did you know that in 2013 Americans threw 35 million tons of food into landfills and incinerators? Research
shows that nearly everyone wastes more than they think they do. The Food: Too Good to Waste Challenge
will help you figure out how much food is really going to waste in your home and what you can do to waste
less. By making small shifts in how you shop for, prepare, and store food, you can save time and money, and
keep the valuable resources used to produce and distribute food from going to waste!
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
You only need a few basic tools to get started, which include 1) a pen/pencil, 2) paper or printed worksheets,
3) small garbage bags, and 4) a small scale (optional).
GET SMART: SEE HOW MUCH FOOD (AND MONEY) YOU ARE REALLY THROWING AWAY
WEEKS 1 & 2: Measure how much food your family wastes in a week and record the volume and/or weight.
Our community Green
Movie screening of
WASTED! The Story of
Food Waste, was a great
success.
Thank you City Lights Cinemas
and Coast Radio for helping
the Siuslaw News to bring these
documentaries to our community.
Siuslaw News
WEEKS 3 through 5: Try out one or more of the smart strategies listed below while continuing to measure how
much goes to waste each week. Keep notes on what works to reduce food waste and what doesn’t.
x Smart Shopping: Buy What You Need – Make a shopping list with the Meals-In-Mind Shopping List
template based on how many meals you expect to eat at home before your next shopping trip. By
buying no more than what you expect to use, you will be more likely to use it up and keep it fresh.
x Smart Storage: Keep Fruits and Vegetables Fresh – Store produce so it stays fresh longer with the help
of the Fruits and Vegetable Storage Guide.
x Smart Prep: Prep Now, Eat Later – By preparing perishable foods as soon as possible, preferably post
shopping, you’ll make it easier to serve snacks and meals later in the week, saving time, effort and
money.
x Smart Saving: Eat What You Buy – This involves being mindful of leftovers and old ingredients that
need using up. The “Eat First” prompt can be used to designate an area in your refrigerator for
leftovers and food that won’t keep long.
Week 6: Measure and record your final weekly food waste amount. See how much food (and money) you
saved compared to weeks one and two.
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x This instruction sheet which includes the recording worksheet.
x Meals in Mind Shopping List Template
x Fruit and Vegetable Storage Guide
x Eat Me First Prompt
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You can find all the printed materials you need to take the FTGTW Challenge available for download at
http://www2.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food
E W I TH A S
