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.
Gave myself small pause with home cooking earlier today and had great family lunch with amazing burgers and wraps by bareburger .. Some of them could even be called healthy :)
Bareburger

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DietID_TeamDietitians I'm such a fan of bare burger!
Apr
23
Anyone in Minneapolis want to party with Les Dames? Celebrating women chefs!
dameit.info
1629 Hennepin Ave S

Women chefs rock it in the MN! The MN chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier helps support women with culinary scholarships, and they are throwing a benefit party honoring women chefs. Supporting culinar...
Farmers Market - Indian Style! Great to see and try some unfamiliar items!
Rishikesh | ऋषिकेश | हृषीकेश

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DietID_TeamDietitians You are in rishikesh!!!!!
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DietID_TeamDietitians You just try the red carrots - they are super sweet! And see if they have guava - it just tastes better in india. So jealous!!
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AJD Yes loved the red carrots and the golden apple fruit that resembled kiwis!!
Farming Gets High Tech in Bid to Offer Locally Grown Produce - WSJ
wsj.com

"A crop of startups have emerged in recent years to grow vegetables on city rooftops or turn old factories into indoor farms. But their quest for locally grown lettuce is running into challenging b...
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DietID_TeamDietitians @plightfoot @JohnnyBowman @GothamGreens @LaVacheQuiRi @ellytruesdell thoughts on this article?
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JohnnyBowman The author was very skeptical of the economics of urban farming when she interviewed us. I thought this piece would be harder hitting given her line of questioning, but it did seem to highlight the...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yep. Interesting to see that the economics are still in flux. Curious what your response is @JohnnyBowman to the critique from farmedhere on aquaponics
Mar
8
Conversation with Cowspiracy Directors at NYU
nyuhumanities.org
NYU 20 Cooper Sq

Was tipped off to this one from a friend.
UCLA Study Finds ‘BPA-Free’ Plastics May Still Be Harmful
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com

Maybe it's time to stop eating and drinking out of plastic. Curious all the SF folks @etsummer how the plastic water ban is doing in SF? "A new study published by scientists at the University of Ca...
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brittanymbarton I've read a few studies linking plastic to obesity even...
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Riki Unfortunately- Not surprising
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Udi Not surprised either. If you want a Brita replacement with glass look into SOMA
So good!
Dove's Luncheonette

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DietID_TeamDietitians Ham?! I've had smoked salmon on Avo toast but this is a game changer!
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KareemNahra It was crazy good Rach. Kinda like a healthier take on bacon/avo. Didn't think I'd like the salsa but it gave just the right amount of kick ;)
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DietID_TeamDietitians Oh salsa on anything is a game changer. You should also check out these guys @ziagreenchileco. I think you'll like their stuff
Is a tracking app the solution to commercial food waste?
foodsafetynews.com

Automated food waste tracking programs can help food service operators record what is being tossed, and monitor produce trimming, over-production and over-proportioning, plus food spoilage. #nofood...
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Riki Great concept.
It may be hard to induce such cooperation
As it is not a revenue driving activity to the food industry.
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annefood I would think it would be appealing to individual businesses to whom it would help bring in money: less food waste = less money waste.
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DietID_TeamDietitians Well waste also cost money in hauler fees, so that is one consideration. However at the retailer level, you need to think about the concept of "returns" where unsold inventory is given back to...
The best part of waking up...is knowing I can grab a delicious Loaded Oatmeal and cup of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice over at Sam A.M. They only serve this during the week to keep a craved appet...
sam-am.com
sam a.m.

"a neighborhood café"
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DietID_TeamDietitians Pecans!! They have the perfect texture to make your oatmeal crunchy and dense
Cauldron of espresso
Espresso NEAT

At NEAT Espresso in Darien. The owner is convinced this is the best way to serve espresso. One of their roasts won a Good Food Award this year.
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DietID_TeamDietitians I love glass cups!
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unconventionalbaker I'm intrigued :)
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MargaretG @unconventionalbaker I'm not fully convinced but the owner Kyle feels that espresso is best served room temp and in a way that dissipates the bitterness of the crema by having it in this wide...
Well, Fiddle Dee Dee! Fiddleheads are back! With all the nutrients of fresh asparagus, don't leave these out of your spring basket.
thelemonapron.com

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Gwendolyn Fiddlehead pizza!!! Love love it.
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DietID_TeamDietitians they are back already?!!!
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JenniferEmilson I think they're just starting to show up. These came from the west coast. So we should have local ones within the next two or three weeks I would think. @Rachna
EWG's 2016 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce
ewg.org

Here's a helpful guide for what you should definitely buy organic and what you don't have to spend as much on!
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DietID_TeamDietitians The next dirty dozen. Woot!
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gingerandchorizo Thanks for sharing! Good to know!
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:
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