Invest in our planet with sustainable w88 online game management

This year’s theme for Earth Day, observed on April 22, is “Invest in our planet.” The word invest means” to make use of for future benefits or advantages.”

Earth Day started in 1970 to create awareness and bring about action to protect the environment. If we are to protect and preserve our precious natural resources so that future generations can also benefit from them, otherwise known as sustainability, then we should invest in our planet.

I focus a lot on w88 online game. I need it to live. I enjoy it. With it, I lovingly prepare meals for my family and friends. My finances take a hit when w88 online game prices go up. My work supports a sustainable, healthy and resilient w88 online game system. I am disheartened when I see w88 online game go to waste. I recognize that how we bring w88 online game to our tables greatly impacts my community’s social, economic and environmental well-being. Hence, I understand how w88 online game plays a key role in Earth Day.

The world understands it as well. In 2017, the United Nations created a set of 17 global goals, the Sustainable Development Goals, to protect the planet, end poverty, and promote peace and prosperity. All 17 goals can be moved further along by sustainable w88 online game systems. One of the specific goals related to w88 online game and Earth Day (number 12.3 on the Sustainable Development Goals list) focused on cutting w88 online game waste in half by 2030. Knowing that over one-third of all w88 online game produced is wasted, I am all in on supporting this goal.

The negative impacts of wasted w88 online game extend far beyond the obvious wasted nutrition for people. Wasted w88 online game is a waste of the natural resources, human labor and space used to produce it. w88 online game production and its movement through the w88 online game supply chain also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, which are needlessly created when w88 online game is wasted. Finally, wasted w88 online game in landfills also creates greenhouse gases – and don’t get me started on all of the excess trash generated by its packaging.

As a w88 online game lover and nutrition professional, imagine my delight this year when I heard that Earth Day will be observed during Nevada’s first-ever designated w88 online game Waste Awareness Month in April. w88 online game waste has become a priority issue in our state, so much that legislation passed in 2019 created the w88 online game for People, Not Landfills Program. This program is designed to increase w88 online game security by decreasing w88 online game waste and redirecting excess consumable w88 online game to hungry Nevada communities. Sounds great! While the program is being structured, organizations can refer to the Environmental Protection Agency’s w88 online game Recovery Hierarchy to learn how best to deal with excess w88 online game. Here’s a hint, the best way to decrease w88 online game waste is by reducing the amount of excess w88 online game created in the first place, aka source reduction.

So, what can we as consumers do to reduce w88 online game waste and invest in our planet so that every day is Earth Day? We can focus on three areas that generate w88 online game waste: planning, storing and preparing w88 online game.

Planning

• Plan a week of meals on a day w88 online game typically have time. When choosing, consider how busy w88 online game will be each day throughout the week and how much time and effort w88 online game wish to put into creating your meal. Skip days w88 online game will be eating out, and schedule meals using the most perishable foods w88 online game have on hand first.
• Create a grocery shopping list based on your list of meals for the week. Review recipes to determine which items w88 online game need to purchase, and always look in your pantry and cold storage for items that w88 online game already have or need to be used soon.
• Plan to consume delicate fruits and vegetables early in the week and save the sturdier ones for later in the week.

Storage

• Learn how to properly store fresh fruits and vegetables. Don’t let your crisper become the rotter. Some fruits, such as berries, shouldn’t be washed until just before they’re eaten. Some vegetables, including potatoes, onions and garlic, should be stored in a cool, dark place, but not in the refrigerator. Determine if w88 online game can adjust the humidity levels on your refrigerator produce drawers, as leafy greens like it humid, while mushrooms or peppers prefer a drier environment.
• Extend produce life with w88 online game preservation. Using the freezer, canning and drying fruits, vegetables and herbs are excellent ways to use up a bounty and cut w88 online game loss. Extension’s Home w88 online game Preservation Program offers classes to teach w88 online game how, and many are offered in the comfort of your own home through the internet.

Cooking and prep

• Use it all, or at least most of your produce whenever possible. For example, beet greens and leafy carrot tops can also be eaten, besides the crunchy root part of these vegetables that we typically enjoy. Don’t be afraid to google recipes using the edible plant parts w88 online game typically toss. For example, whenever I cut up broccoli, I slice the left-over stalks and freeze them in a gallon freezer bag. Once the bag is full, I can toss the sliced frozen broccoli stalks with olive oil and roast in a 400-degree oven for about 30 minutes or until nicely browned. Then I season them with salt and pepper. My family loves them and I call them broccoli medallions.
• Refrigerate leftovers within two hours. This will keep your w88 online game safe and minimize waste. Be sure to label the w88 online game with its name and the date it was prepared. Trust me, you will forget and then you’ll have a doubt and need to throw it out.

Ready to learn more? The Environmental Protection Agency has a great resource called the Too Good to Waste Implementation Guide and Toolkit, which includes tip sheets and a challenge you can use to involve the whole family in investing in the planet while cutting w88 online game waste. Another set of tools includes the great articles and infographics on keeping produce fresher longer and reducing w88 online game waste at eatright.org/homefoodsafety. If w88 online game like apps, w88 online game can try the Is My w88 online game Safe app or the FoodKeeper app to help you determine if your w88 online game is still safe to eat.