Save Food, Spend Less Challenge 2026 - Alisa Reckinger

Hennepin County | Ramsey County | Washington County

Save Food, Spend Less Challenge 2026

October 1 - October 31, 2026

Alisa's points

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
65 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.4

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

pounds

food waste prevented

Alisa's actions

Storage

Create an Eat First Area

I will create an "Eat First" area in my fridge to prioritize food that needs to be used right away for my household of 3.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Track My Wasted Food

I will track the food that my household of 3 throws out so I can learn what we're wasting and why.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kids

Get Involved in the Kitchen

I will involve my 1 children in meal planning, prepping and cooking activities.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Kids

Try New Foods

I will try a new technique to have my children try different foods (including veggies!)

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Planning

What did you find you are tossing the most? How can you change your habits to avoid wasting this food?
Alisa Reckinger 10/06/2026 7:28 AM

I toss a lot of half empty jars and sauces. Creating an eat first area so those don’t get lost and forgotten and then incorporating the need to use those up in our meal plan would make a huge difference.

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- Thuvan Vuong 10/06/2026 8:00 AM
  
  I used to do it! But I usually put the leftover in the ice-cube tray and freeze it right away
  
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