Save Food, Spend Less Challenge 2026

Kim's points

45 TODAY
45 THIS WEEK
55 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.7

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.2

pounds

food waste prevented

Kim's actions

Planning

Find your meal planning personality

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

UNCOMPLETED
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

Storage

Learn About Food Storage

I will learn about food storage and store food based on best practices to keep it from spoiling before it is used.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Sign up for Fridge Check Fridays

I will sign up for Fridge Check Friday emails, sent by Hennepin County but open to everyone, to prompt me to check my fridge for food that needs to be used up and for hacks on storing food to keep it fresh.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Cooking

Use the Edible Portion

I will learn about what food is still safe to eat if portions have gone bad and make sure to utilize the edible portions if I can.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Kids

Visit a Farm

I will visit a local pizza farm, teaching farm, or CSA grower to educate myself and my children on farm-to-table concepts.

UNCOMPLETED
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 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Cooking

Have you previously learned about what food is still safe to eat if a portion of it goes bad? Who taught you this information?
Kim Wahl 10/13/2026 6:22 AM

I have learned what food is safe but I am really terrible at remembering to try and eat the food before it goes bad. I would like to be better at using food before it goes bad.

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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?
Kim Wahl 10/13/2026 6:20 AM

I took the quiz and got flexible planner which is what I already do. I didn't realize that was a meal planning option. I thought meal planning was just done on one day for the week or the month which I tried and never worked for me. It was nice to learn there are other options and received tools to help me.

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