{"id":4036,"date":"2023-03-09T16:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T21:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/foodrescuemaine\/?page_id=4036"},"modified":"2023-03-09T16:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T21:31:40","slug":"challenge-week-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/foodrescuemaine\/challenge-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Week 2 &#8211; GO!<\/h3>\n<p>Hurray \u2013 it\u2019s Week 2 of the\u00a0<strong>Maine Home Food Waste Challenge!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today\u00a0is the start of new food waste collecting for Week 2. Make sure to start with your empty and rinsed-out food waste collection container. If you are using our printable tracker, you can easily record your Week 2 data there.<\/p>\n<p>With the start of Week 2, we want to share a variety of tips and resources to help you reduce your food waste.<\/p>\n<h3>Week 2 Food Waste Tips: Plan More, Waste Less<\/h3>\n<p>We heard you&#8230; you bought and even cooked good food to eat, but somehow you forgot it, bought or made too much, or simply \u201clost\u201d the food in the back of your fridge \u2013 now you can\u2019t eat it! What to do?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d&amp;id=fc8253e92e&amp;e=52af43d620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d%26id%3Dfc8253e92e%26e%3D52af43d620&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1678482567390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3j2wM7pqe7O7VrMpjBh6dB\">\u201cEat this First\u201d<\/a>\u00a0section in your fridge \u2013 you won\u2019t lose good, valuable food any more!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d&amp;id=d3e083b33f&amp;e=52af43d620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d%26id%3Dd3e083b33f%26e%3D52af43d620&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1678482567390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2kKmOHo5zBgthKQwc6nf1j\">Shop your fridge or pantry first<\/a>, and make sure you bring a list to the store \u2013 this way you can ensure you are only buying food you need for your weekly recipes!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d&amp;id=b8e6baf74d&amp;e=52af43d620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d%26id%3Db8e6baf74d%26e%3D52af43d620&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1678482567390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Euni0-h6Ws2_AEYcjmp8v\">Plan your meals<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a planner ensures that you buy only what you will eat and eat what you buy.<\/li>\n<li>Download our easy to use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d&amp;id=ad1213a790&amp;e=52af43d620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d%26id%3Dad1213a790%26e%3D52af43d620&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1678482567390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ouA_DU7zHcEsEUtPxm8Cq\">Meal Planner form<\/a>\u00a0to help you get started.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use any or all of these tips to help reduce your Week 2 food waste the most! If you are more of a visual shopper, feel free to check out the EPA\u2019s resource on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d&amp;id=9ee790888c&amp;e=52af43d620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d%26id%3D9ee790888c%26e%3D52af43d620&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1678482567390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2JovpJ0IbmowtzlCg1EBP-\">Smart Shopping<\/a>\u00a0to help in your food waste reduction efforts as well!<\/p>\n<p>We would love to hear more about how we can help. Send an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:foodrescuemaine@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foodrescuemaine@maine.edu<\/a>\u00a0with any questions or comments about the Challenge. You can also join our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d&amp;id=818939a9de&amp;e=52af43d620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D8d0889470befa3a8cb3a8ef9d%26id%3D818939a9de%26e%3D52af43d620&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1678482567390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0xpRLSQgvVi37k4XiMbiQ2\">Challenge Facebook Group<\/a>\u00a0and share your own helpful tips or photos with other Challenge participants!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep up the great work!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 2 &#8211; GO! Hurray \u2013 it\u2019s Week 2 of the\u00a0Maine Home Food Waste Challenge! Today\u00a0is the start of new food waste collecting for Week 2. Make sure to start with your empty and rinsed-out food waste collection container. If you are using our printable tracker, you can easily record your Week 2 data there. 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