Save Food, Spend Less Challenge 2026 - Kimi Aisawa Romportl

Hennepin County | Ramsey County | Washington County

Save Food, Spend Less Challenge 2026

October 1 - October 31, 2026

Kimi's points

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
120 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.9

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning

Kimi's actions

Planning

Find your meal planning personality

I will explore different meal plan techniques and choose one that works for my household.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Keep a Food Inventory

I will take a fridge and pantry inventory to stay up to date with what I have at home before I go grocery shopping.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Planning

Create a Weekly Meal Plan

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu of meals and ingredients for my household of 2.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money? How has meal planning helped you avoid waste?
Kimi Aisawa Romportl 10/03/2026 6:25 PM

$1500 is a lot of money to throw out. If I wasted that much money, I would be more conscious and save the money for a trip. If I plan my meals, then hopefully I will know what food we are using for what meals and not waste it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Planning

What meal plan method works for you and why? Have you tried some in the past that didn't work?
Kimi Aisawa Romportl 10/02/2026 7:42 PM

loosely scheduled meal planning - depends on what I am doing during the week if I have a meal that takes longer to prepare or not

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