PLEDGE A #NOFOODWASTE NOVEMBER!
About 1/3 of all food produced worldwide goes to waste — and we want to change that!
Did you use your leftovers, take home a doggy bag, bring extra food to a pantry, or simply compost your scraps?
Join Foodstand and our partners in pledging a #NoFoodWaste November. Learn how and share your good food deeds with #NoFoodWaste to win prizes. This week - win prizes from Dig Inn and Farm to People!
1. Join the Foodstand Community via our iPhone app.
2. Post as many photos as you like of your good no-food-waste deeds, and apply #NoFoodWaste.
3. Challenge your friends to a #NoFoodWaste November! We will curate some of the best posts to highlight with our partners.
Foodstanders say No. Food. Waste.
Whole Milk v Skim Milk: Why Full Fat Is Better for Your Health
time.com

"If you're still drinking skim, read this"
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JenniferEmilson If you read the food labels, the lower the fat content on dairy, yogurt etc, the higher sugar content tends to be. Glad you posted this Udi. A pet peeve of mine!
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Thank you for this! I'm surprised that people still demonize all fats but the key is satiety. The lower the fat, the less satisfied we are, and the more we eat.
Our breakfast for dinner tacos 🌮

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DietID_TeamDietitians Breakfast for dinner is my fave
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marynfulton2 I do this at least once a week! Tacos were on my menu this week too 😊
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annefood I made breakfast for dinner last week for the first time in YEARS. Why have I not been doing this?!
Winnimere Mac And Cheese
cheesegrotto.com

Winnimere, a washed rind, spruce bark wrapped Vermont cow cheese, makes a most delicious and decadent mac and cheese. Full recipe on web link!
Dinner in a box! Meal kits...Does this prep-and-go movement have larger implications on our food culture?
Meal kits like Blue Apron, The Purple Carrot and Plated do all of the leg work to empower people to cook at home. But does this prep-and-go movement have larger implications on our food culture?
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sugardetoxme So glad someone is asking this
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DietID_TeamDietitians GREAT piece and i too am so glad someone has written this piece. While I think these mealkits are not perceived as cooking to people who cook regularly, I've seen its impacts first hand - getting...
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Mariampa I read that piece in the NYT. In a nutshell you choose between food waste and package waste. I would really like these companies to try and make everything recyclable. I only order for 3 days out...
Better than cherry blossoms!
unionmarketdc.com
No matter what the season, Union Market in DC is worth a visit. Totally off the tourist track this feels like the right place to meet the makers who will change a broken food system...and savor the...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Do you know People there? I'll be in DC in two weeks and would to Chat!
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PatriciaDuffy Yes a couple of ideas for you. Chat later this week when Post Summit catch up more under control!
Scottish cheesemakers launch new group
dairyreporter.com

"Thirty-three Scottish cheesemakers have launched a new group, the Fine Cheesemakers of Scotland."Scottish cheese makers come together to better serve and promote their cheeses. Never had Scottish...
Hamburger Helper's April Fool's rap album - yea I said it. They should have used this money to make better food.
mashable.com

#Foodfail #foodmarketing this is another example of how your food dollar goes to ridiculous marketing stunts (note - I was definitely bopping my head when I heard the song) instead of providing tr...
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Ricky Flashback to the generic counterpart, "Panburger Partner." Wonder what he's up to. 😬
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DietID_TeamDietitians oof @ricky we should chronicle all of these ridiculous brands.
Did anyone watch Top Chef this season? Loved Marjorie- here's an exit interview with her.
washingtoncitypaper.com

She's such a #ladyboss - so modest and honest. And incredibly talented!! "I don’t think I could have gone out in a way that I could have been prouder," she said.
I made it 3 days on the The Stop Eating Before Bed Challenge!

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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Keep it up!
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annefood You've got this @larisakocar !
If you only had three herbs to cook with...

What would they be?
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Ricky Basil and Herbie Hancock. Need to think about the third.
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annefood Such a hard question. I always ponder this while reading the Behind The Plate answers... I guess parsley, cilantro and basil. But it's hard for me to omit tarragon .
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Ricky (No but srsly I wouldn't know what to do without cumin. I think cumin and basil would do it for me.)
What my hands look like...

After a day of planting microgreens, squash, and green wall!
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DietID_TeamDietitians NICE! let me know if you find a good solution for the food plant bugs beyond sticky tape.
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olivettefarm Love it!
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unconventionalbaker Best feeling 💛
Kitchensurfing, the on-demand chef service, has shut down | Re/code - another #foodtech casualty
recode.net

"The startup had raised nearly $20 million in venture capital."
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palaknyc More are coming!!
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Athina Yikes money faucet was turned on. I have one word "bootstrap".
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DietID_TeamDietitians Who else do you know of @Palaknyc? And yes @athina - that much funding comes with a double edged sword
To participate
- Download the Foodstand iPhone Application.
- Between 10AM EST on Monday, November 2, 2015 and 11:59 PM EST on Monday, November 30, 2015 (the Sweepstakes Period), using the Foodstand iPhone Application, any posts that include “#NoFoodWaste” in the description either by manually typing in the phrase or by adding it using the “#NoFoodWaste button during the Sweepstakes Period will be counted as an entry.
- A random drawing will be held from all eligible entries (posts containing #NoFoodWaste in the description) received during the Sweepstakes Period, on or about Tuesday, December 1, 2015, by Foodstand, whose decisions concerning all matters related to this sweepstakes are final.
- Each week, we will choose two winners. One winner will be from the New York, Metropolitan area, and will receive two meal tokens from Dig Inn (diginn.com) restaurant. A second winner will be chosen from a non-New York metropolitan area, and will receive a Tasting Box from Farm to People (farmtopeople.com) The prize will be delivered by mail after the winner is announced and the winner has provided a mailing address to receive the prize.
Details:
- Each #NoFoodWaste post (also known as an entry) must be fully completed; mechanically reproduced; incomplete and/or illegible entries will not be accepted. In case of dispute with respect to entries, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
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- Prize: Four (4) winners will be chosen from the New York metropolitan area. These winners will each receive two (2) tokens, each good for one (1) meal at any Dig Inn restaurant location. Prize will be mailed to winner. Four (4) additional winners will each receive one (1) Tasting Box Subscription from Farm to People (Farmtopeople.com). Prize will be delivered by mail.
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