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.
Recommendation for a dinner restaurant with gluten-free and vegan options in Manhattan?
New York City
A friend of mine will be in town next week and wants a yummy and fun but not too fancy night out. Doesn't have to be a strictly vegan or gluten-free establishment, but one with some options. Any id...
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Souen is a really great restaurant that serves macrobiotic foods that are gluten-free and vegan
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annefood Thanks Noni!
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Udi Westville maybe
Brownies That Make You Beautiful
nutritionstripped.com
"Delicious gluten free and dairy free Beautifying Black Bean Brownies made with rich cocoa, black beans and are incredibly simple to make and healthy! "
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annefood Love your handle!
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sugardetoxme Is it inappropriate to say I want to eat your handle? 😝💚
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SimplySeema @sugardetoxme I feel the same way 😋
President's Budget Proposal Seeks $35M for School Kitchen Equipment
pewtrusts.org
"President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2017 federal budget proposal showed continued support for more nutritious school meals by requesting funding for new and better kitchen equipment." #policynews
Jack in the Box Removes Soda from its Kids' Menus ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI ~ Center for Science in the Public Interest
cspinet.org
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annefood I had no idea that McDonald's and Burger King don't serve soda on their kids' menu! That's a step in the right direction. Still a long way to go, but at least they're doing something right.
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sugardetoxme There are nearly a dozen restaurants that are doing this now!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yep I think McDonald's even took the toys out of the happy meals.
Today I made a special #Medicinal #Plants & #Herbs mix at @thesanctuaryny for a "remote" client who asked for the following: I want a mix that supports my #brain function & #memory, #connect with ...
The Sanctuary
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SimplySeema Amazing! What's in the mix?
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olivettefarm Beautiful! I love this.
Campus Challenge
plateoftheunion.com
A call to action for food and farms - YOU have the power to make change on campus. Rally your team and enter the challenge! #campuschallenge
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simplywithout Welcome to Foodstand @lindseyshifley !
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lindseyshifley Thank you @simplywithout - happy to be here! 💋
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yes!!! Ccing some awesome college folks! @lauren @darkchocolatepeanutbutter @ziyizero @EmilyKim and welcome!! We are big supporters of food day!
House Passes Anti-Menu Labeling Bill that Would Keep Nutrition Information from Consumers
cspinet.org
Another bill with tricky wording #policynews
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DietID_TeamDietitians Wait really?! This is crazy talk
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JenniferEmilson There's a shock!
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JenniferEmilson Not
A new favorite...
High Street on Hudson
Couldn't help but make repeat visit to High Street on Hudson. Signature breads and tasty vegetables on the table. All made even tastier with the house chowchow.
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DietID_TeamDietitians Look at that pepper!!!
6 Ways We Can Use Taste and Smell to Optimize Our Nutrition
huffingtonpost.com
"Let's be honest. Rarely a day passes when we are not bombarded with information on how we can improve our health. This usually takes shape in the form of new "fat free" foods, diet fads, and the l...
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HealthyHarlequin Perhaps that eight-muscled meat snake housed in our pie hole and our discerning schnoz are far less exciting, but these under-appreciated appendages and their respective senses are inextricably...
If I handed you a glass of water and shared with you that there is poison in it, would you drink it? Probably not.
bit.ly
On Feb 8th: The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released an update in regard to their recommendations on the consumption of artificial sweeteners.
Reminder friends to think twice wh...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yea this is a big deal. I hope we start seeing Splenda pulled from things!
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SimplySeema @Rachna YES!!!
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JenniferEmilson In Germany artificial sweeteners like these are illegal. They've even been linked to diseases like MS. If our great grandparents never heard of it in their day don't eat it today!!
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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