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Welcome to EcoChallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an EcoChallenge expert in no time!

Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
Ellen Ives's avatar

Ellen Ives

Trash Talkers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 135 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    39
    organic meals
    consumed

Ellen's actions

Food

Cook New Recipes

I will cook a new recipe every day that features organic and/or local ingredients.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Say No to Seafood

I will not eat seafood.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients per day.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Food Diet

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) per day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Animal-free diet

I will adopt a diet free of animal products.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

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    Ellen Ives 10/28/2016 8:11 PM
    Got to plan and shop better so the foods are ready to go. 
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    Ellen Ives 10/28/2016 8:11 PM
    Got to plan and shop better so the foods are ready to go. 
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    Ellen Ives 10/28/2016 8:11 PM
    Got to plan and shop better so the foods are ready to go. 
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    Ellen Ives 10/27/2016 9:49 AM
    To continue to eat this way, which is feeling really healthy to both my husband and myself, takes planning, shopping and meal prep.  We need to get more organized.  We've been depending on leftovers to get us through. 
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    Ellen Ives 10/24/2016 8:18 AM
    My husband and I are both noticing that we have more energy with this change in diet.
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    Ellen Ives 10/19/2016 9:53 AM

    The challenge is going well.  I'm surprised I am not missing meat.  I kind of miss cheese, although there are some non-dairy alternatives that are quite good. 
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    Ellen Ives 10/16/2016 12:23 PM
    Planned meals and shopped to provide ingredients for whole food, plant based eating for all meals the entire week.
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    Ellen Ives 10/14/2016 1:31 PM
    Forks Over Knives Recipe book has been purchased.  Purchase of basic foods to have on hand as well as meal planning will occur very soon.  Currently we are eating up the foods that don't coincide with the whole food plant-based diet.
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