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Welcome to Save Food, Spend Less Challenge 2026!

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Hennepin County | Ramsey County | Washington County
Save Food, Spend Less Challenge 2026
October 1 - October 31, 2026
Michael Palermo's avatar

Michael Palermo

Bloomington Employees Beat Food Waste

Michael's points

  • 37 TODAY
  • 37 THIS WEEK
  • 138 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    5.1
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    2.2
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    4.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Michael's actions

Planning

Create a Household Favorites List

I will create a cookbook or recipe collection of go-to meals for my household to make meal planning easier.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Learn About Portion Sizes

I will observe how much my family members eat and learn how many portions will match our life stages and appetites.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY 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

Cooking

Swap This for That

If I am missing an ingredient for a recipe I will find a substitute I have on hand and use that instead.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Storage

Befriend My Freezer

I will freeze leftover food items or meals for later. The freezer is my food-waste-reduction friend!

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • Michael Palermo's avatar
    Michael Palermo 10/06/2026 2:22 PM
    We already do meal planning for the week, but we did an inventory to help identify what are our favorite recipes and understand our preferences.
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