PLEDGE A #NOFOODWASTE NOVEMBER!
About 1/3 of all food produced worldwide goes to waste β 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.
Edamame Spread with Radishes
localrootsnyc.org

π Boil 1.5 cups raw, shelled edamame in salty water
π Blend cooked edamame with lemon zest and juice of 1 lemon til smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
π spread on a @hotbreadkitchen hearty bre...
π Blend cooked edamame with lemon zest and juice of 1 lemon til smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
π spread on a @hotbreadkitchen hearty bre...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Total win. Chickpeas can take a back seat ππΌ
Street Vendors Protest City to Offer More Permits To Sell
ny.eater.com

What do you think? Should they give more permits? #foodpolicy
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PizzaCat Depends, yes if the food is clean, no it's not.
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DietID_TeamDietitians they should give permits to healthier food options. Don't think we need more hotdog trucks on the street
A follow-up to the cheese wood pulp story- what's the real problem
eater.com

Evidently cellulose is a common additive, and the "legality has more to do with the fact that the cheese is improperly labeled..." #foodnews #policynews
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sugardetoxme Fascinating @cheesegrotto
Why It Might Be Time To Give Up Juices & Smoothies
mindbodygreen.com

Adding this to the @annefood conversation.
"Over the past 25 years we have seen a massive upswing in the marketing and growth behind juices and smoothies. As of 2012, Barron's reported that there...
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annefood 100% agree. Awesome article, Summer. And so true about their not being as satiating, on top of everything else.... But man, that beautiful pic makes me want a strawberry smoothie!
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sugardetoxme Haha. Yah @annefood ... I have no say in photo that gets used in the articles! But maybe makes us realize how much we are triggered to want something!
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annefood For sure. I ate a whole piece of fruit instead :)
Only 1.5% of corn crop is used for human consumption.

Stat through @FoodBytes Conference. Unreal!
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katewilson That's unreal!!!
Cameroon, Vietnam, and 60+ countries label GMOs - even on Ding Dongs. Here's what it looks like.
robynobrien.com

In case you missed the fuss, 90% of consumers want GMOs to be labeled. Food companies are pushing back saying it's impossible to label correctly. But dozens of countries from
Cameroon to Vietnam an...
Cameroon to Vietnam an...
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sugardetoxme GREAT FIND
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pr1ncerah any idea on how many countries require a labeling vs. how many countries have restrictive laws on those additives in the first place (eg the UK)??
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DietID_TeamDietitians @pr1ncerah - 64 countries require labeling. In terms of countries that have restrictive laws on additives, it's primarily the EU. But after doing some digging on your question, I don't think there...
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Mother's Day Gift offer!
jessiesnuttycups.com

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DietID_TeamDietitians Welcome! these are great!
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garv I'm getting these the next time I'm in the USA !
You can buy a cheap chicken today, but we all pay for it in the long run | Patrick Holden | Opinion | The Guardian
theguardian.com

A great piece articulating the the #truecost chicken - pointing out that somehow chicken is now cheaper per pound than bread.
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 β#NoFoodWasteβ in the description either by manually typing in the phrase or by adding it using the β#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.
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