Ryan LaPoma

Earth Advantage

POINTS TOTAL

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261 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

24

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Ryan's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share my Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible with a lawn sign or bumper sticker, or by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater

I will avoid wasting water while waiting for the shower or sink to heat up.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Visit a Local Farm

I will visit a nearby farm to pick my own fruits and veggies.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

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Ryan LaPoma 10/28/2016 9:53 AM

Now that we're at our final day of the EcoChallenge, I'm reflecting back on the reasons why I wasn't able to keep my pledge to "eat two meatless meals per day" on 3 out of the 15 days. I don't feel like it was really a lack of commitment to the pledge, it was mostly circumstantial and occurred due to bad planning on my part or when there was social pressure to share a meal (out at a restaurant or when being hosted for dinner). Looking back now, I regret not having used those opportunities to open up a conversation about the importance of my pledge and our meal choices.

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Ryan LaPoma 10/23/2016 5:19 PM

My meal planning today (Sunday) was super easy thanks to a cookbook called The Fresh 20! The book is a budget-friendly meal-planning guide that offers an all-natural and easy approach to mealtimes. The idea is that you can use just 20 organic, non-processed ingredients per week to create 5 wholesome, delicious meals that are pretty quick and easy. Check it out!

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Ryan LaPoma 10/20/2016 8:17 AM

Eating 2 meatless meals per day is actually super easy and feels great physically too. I'm surprised how easy it's been and all it took was a little extra intention.

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