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Celebrity chefs are feeding the homeless with the left over food from the Olympic village
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annefood Love love love. Leave it to Bottura to act and do something great.
Celebrity Chefs Turn Wasted Olympics Food Into Meals for Homeless
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Consider what it takes to keep all those Olympian machines nourished and hydrated for one meal at the Rio Games: 250 tons of raw ingredients to fill the bellies of 18,000 athletes, coaches and offi...
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munchiemummy I saw an article about this today - I think it's an absolutely brilliant idea. More events should adopt this idea.
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lauren Agreed! So much food goes to waste at large events and it could make such a difference. I wonder what stadiums and convention centers are doing about this day to day
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katewilson So fantastic.
This app fights food waste by letting you buy restaurant leftovers : TreeHugger
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"No, it's not the unfinished meals left by customers, but rather perfectly good food that would otherwise be thrown out at the end of the day."
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JennaLose What a cool concept! I wish we had this in the US!
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SallyRogers This is great! Here's a woman's casual documentation of using the app for 24 hours: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/i-ate-nothing-but-leftover-restaurant-food-for-24-hours-using-th/
Rio 2016: International chefs cooking surplus Olympic food for city's poorest residents
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Such a great example of #nofoodwaste in a big event setting! "A group of international chefs has launched an effort to tackle the widespread hunger problem in Rio de Janeiro by cooking surplus food...
Simple clean-out-the-fridge quinoa salad with feta cheese, avocado, sun-dried tomatoes, cucumber, mixed olives and chopped fresh mint.
A squeeze of lemon juice and drizzle of extra virgin olive oil to finish off #nofoodwaste
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christythebaker Yum!!
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lauren Great combo!
Why Did This Cherry Farmer Dump 40,000 Pounds of Fruit on the Ground? - Modern Farmer
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This is crazy. There has to be a better system than this. #nofoodwaste
Leftover Meal Plan Swipes: No Waste Here - The New York Times
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An incredible #NoFoodWaste story, but also one about how food waste becomes a problem.
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MargaretG I love this idea, though.
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter I used to donate my meal swipes at NYU and I was aware of the expensive price of meal plans. I think it makes sense to require meal plans for freshmen in dorm housing but otherwise it's another way...
OpenIDEO - How might we dramatically reduce waste by transforming our relationship with food? - "Share My Dabba (lunchbox)" - How a Small Sticker Can Make a Big Difference
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I love this idea so much! @garv have you seen something like this at work? #NoFoodWaste
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garv @Rachna I'd heard a lot about this a while back, haven't seen it though. It's a super idea!
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JenniferEmilson This is awesome!!
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lauren Incredible idea! Hope it catches on
Swedish bread, red beet hummus, cucumber and radish leftovers. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch! Have a great day and #nofoodwaste
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DietID_TeamDietitians Great idea for radishes @etsummer
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JenniferEmilson Lovely, typical Swedish style lunch!! 😋
Collard snacks 🍃🍃
#nofoodwaste bake at 200 degrees F for 1 hour or until crisp
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DietID_TeamDietitians The new kale chip!