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.
Energy drinks trigger abnormal heart rhythm, rise in blood pressure
sciencedaily.com
"A new study adds to the evidence that energy drinks may be bad for your heart."
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annefood @manfood
Snackers, salad lovers, birds beware - Massive Sunflower Seed Recall due to possible listeria
Meal Breaks Containing Sunflower Seeds -
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm503034.htm Sunrich natural sunflower seeds & Planters sunflower seeds -
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm502184.ht...
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm503034.htm Sunrich natural sunflower seeds & Planters sunflower seeds -
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm502184.ht...
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annefood Again?! I'm avoiding sunflower seeds like the plague.
@Sweetgreen always comes to the rescue

No sleep + too many projects + earth bowl + avo = we will get through this
Love Is... Spending Hours in preparing And Cooking Marvellous Artichokes !

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DietID_TeamDietitians Did you do anything with the leaves?
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gessdiro Yes! As usual, I make a kind of soup with all the leaves and discards and then I drain pressing hard with a meat hammer and there comes a delicious thick broth! I freeze it in portions and enjoy in...
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gessdiro I was thinking to put on a business of artichokes broths and purée... Anybody wants to join me?
Apr
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The True Cost of American Food - A 3 day conference in SF
sustainablefoodtrust.org
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
This event is in sf, and has a solid roster of speakers. Cc @etsummer @KristenHawley
Your supermarket is lying to you: Two thirds of shoppers are being suckered by “natural” products - Salon.com
salon.com

"A new Consumer Reports study finds that food packaging is often misleading. Now one organization is fighting back"
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Udi George Carlin breaks it down: http://youtu.be/X08upzdwejg "Dog shit is natural. It's just not real good food."
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sugardetoxme Love Carlin
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kellydee Rule of thumb: if it is in a package and has ingredients I can't pronounce, don't eat it.
Deb's Grilled Cobb Salad
debspots.com

"The legend of the Cobb Salad involves a Hollywood chef who threw something together using leftovers and it became famous. Whether or not it’s an accurate story, I’ve always been a fan. Not because …"
Purple carrot week two Popcorn posole with jicama and pepitas #vegan #tpcpics

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DietID_TeamDietitians These are looking pretty delicious! How long do they normally take you?
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Mariampa 20 to 25 minutes tops @Rachna. The recipe instructions are precise and excellent. Even beginners could follow.
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simplywithout Me too! Loved it and just had the pasta and carrot noodles with 'meat' balls- my favorite from the week! @Mariampa 🌱✨
Most Innovative Food Companies (for real). Have thoughts?
medium.com

In response to the @fastco article which @rachna mentioned earlier, Emily @emolson has a different Idea. Question is: what do you think are the most innovative food companies out there?
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katewilson I think all of those European grocers who are taking a stance on food waste that @lauren and you were posting about are ... Well maybe not innovative but just smart and should be applauded. Oh and...
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DietID_TeamDietitians I second @diginn
At inaugural Food + Tech LA Meetup!

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sugardetoxme Welcome to the community!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Nice! Who was presenting??
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rt1813 Danielle Gould and Max Block.
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.
- Entries become property of Foodstand and may be shared with partners of Foodstand. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of such automated devices will cause disqualification. Foodstand and its advertising and promotions agencies are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected or stolen entries or transmissions, or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic.
- Notice to Winners: Winner will be notified by e-mail. Winner may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release within fifteen (15) days of notification attempt or prize may be awarded to alternate winner. Return of any prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and alternate winner will be selected. If a winner is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, prize will be awarded to minor's parent or legal guardian, who must follow all prize claim procedures specified herein and sign and return all required documents.
- 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.
- Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. If any prize is won by a minor, it will be awarded in the name of minor's parent or legal guardian. Each entrant selected as a potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all such requirements. Foodstand makes no warranties with regard to the prize. Prize is not transferable. No substitutions of prize allowed by winner, but Foodstand reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Prize is not redeemable by winner for cash value. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prize are the sole responsibility of winner.
- General: Foodsdtand and its representatives are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the sender, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this sweepstakes which may limit the ability to play or participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this sweepstakes. If for any reason, (including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the control of Foodstand, which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this sweepstakes), the Sweepstakes is not capable of being conducted as described in these rules, Foodstand shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the sweepstakes.
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By accepting prize, the winner grants to Foodstand the right to use his/her name, likeness, hometown, biographical information, in advertising and promotion, including on the Site, without further compensation or permission, except where prohibited by law. By participating in the sweepstakes, entrant and winner release Foodstand, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, and agents, from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense, including without limitation property damages, personal injury and/or death, arising out of participation in this sweepstakes or the acceptance, use or misuse of the prize. Foodstand may prohibit an entrant from participating in the sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Foodstand representatives. All legal responsibilities of a minor under these Official Rules will be assumed by the minor's parent/legal guardian.
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