GREEN YO'SELF FOR FOOD DAY
Food Day is working towards a greener diet and we dig that. So we're sharing how Foodstanders eat green.
Cozy up to your favorite fruit or veggie and use #GREENYOSELF to get the green filter on your Foodstand posts. You’ll be entered to win a Green Cuisinart Smart Stick!
Each post tagged #GreenYoSelf with the green filter through October 24, 2015 will be entered in the contest.
1. Join the Foodstand Community via our iPhone App
2. Post as many photos as you like of you and your fruits and veggies with the #greenyoself filter
3. Share with friends! Each post is an entry to win Green Cuisinart Smart Stick!
Foodstanders say Green. Yo. Self.
This is what we need to fight pesticides
modernfarmer.com
"The future isn't here in the sense of you getting your own flying car, but at least easy to use pesticide detectors are on the way."
How Long Do Spices Really Last? | Tasting Table
tastingtable.com
"Do spices go bad? It's a question everyone's probably wondered at one point before pushing it out of mind, because who can replace a whole spice rack? You can."
Meet registered dietitian Becky Ramsing!
blog.thefoodstand.com
"Becky Ramsing, MPH, RDN is a Senior Program Officer with the Center for a Livable Future at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her work and interests cover the food system as a w...
I made it 10 days on the The Stop Eating Before Bed Challenge!
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Congrats!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Nice!
Replace saturated fats from butter, lard, pastries,cream with unsaturated fats found in vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, oily fish and avocados.
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annefood Great tip !
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SuzanneM 100% agree with this tip. I know there is a lot of info out there about fat making a comeback. But it's not about any fat. We need to be eating healthy fat!
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Love the tip @evasu! I just to clarify that a vegetable oil like coconut oil can also be saturated but it is still a great alternative.
Today I cleared out the fridge and made these veggie patties #nofoodwaste
I have been eating less meat after joining the challenge, it was hard in the beginning but meal like this one is so easy to make, delicious and healthy, which really helps me not missing meat that ...
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charlieemj Nice!
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annefood Great inspiration @gingerandchorizo !
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DietID_TeamDietitians This is awesome!! Also I grew up eating these :) we call them pudla 👍🏼
The Ultimate Nighttime Routine for Better Sleep
nutritionstripped.com
"The Ultimate Nighttime Routine for Better Sleep is a guide to getting better sleep now including essential oils, meditation, food, and stress management."
How do i avoid sweets candy etc. If i have a lot of them in my house ?
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justinponeill Throw them away or "gift" them to someone else when you end up or someone else's house (As long as they aren't open yet).
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nikkipayne21 That's always hard. I struggle with the same problem. But I just have to remind myself what I want more. I want to be healthier and my body will feel awful afterwards
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davisaa It's tough to get started but once you cut them from your diet you'll lose the craving and eventually be able to avoid them completely! Good luck!
What is a free pass?
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DietID_TeamDietitians Great question! A Free Pass is an allowable slip for the habit you’re working on. If you’re doing the Avoid Soda Challenge, check in by using a Free Pass if you had a soda. If you had just a small...
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laibasarfraz oh thank you
More then one challenge?
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Emy I'm also new here, but I think you can just do 1 challenge at a time
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annefood Hey @cassidyinks and @Emy ! You are correct—currently you can only do 1 Challenge at a time. It has been shown that tackling one aspect of your diet at a time is the best way to form new habits.
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lilaviolet I have completed the coke challenge but how do I do another challenge?
To participate
- Download the Foodstand iPhone Application.
- Between 10AM EST on Monday, October 19, 2015 and 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, October 24, 2015 (the Sweepstakes Period), using the Foodstand iPhone Application, any posts that include “#GreenYoSelf” in the description either by manually typing in the phrase or by adding it using the “#GreenYoSelf button during the Sweepstakes Period will be counted as an entry.
- A random drawing will be held from all eligible entries (posts containing #GreenYoSelf in the description) received during the Sweepstakes Period, on or about Sunday, October 25, 2015, by Foodstand, whose decisions concerning all matters related to this sweepstakes are final.
- The winner will receive a Cuisinart Smart Stick Immersion Blender. The prize will be delivered by mail after the winner is announced and the winner has provided a mailing address to receive the prize.
Details:
- Each #GreenYoSelf post (also known as an entry) must be fully completed; mechanically reproduced; incomplete and/or illegible entries will not be accepted. In case of dispute with respect to entries, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
- Entries become property of Foodstand and may be shared with partners of Foodstand. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of such automated devices will cause disqualification. Foodstand and its advertising and promotions agencies are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected or stolen entries or transmissions, or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic.
- Notice to Winners: Winner will be notified by e-mail. Winner may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release within fifteen (15) days of notification attempt or prize may be awarded to alternate winner. Return of any prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and alternate winner will be selected. If a winner is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, prize will be awarded to minor's parent or legal guardian, who must follow all prize claim procedures specified herein and sign and return all required documents.
- Prize: One (1) Grand Prize winner(s) will receive a Cuisinart Smart Stick Immersion blender, valued at $39.95.
- Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. If any prize is won by a minor, it will be awarded in the name of minor's parent or legal guardian. Each entrant selected as a potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all such requirements. Foodstand makes no warranties with regard to the prize. Prize is not transferable. No substitutions of prize allowed by winner, but Foodstand reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Prize is not redeemable by winner for cash value. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prize are the sole responsibility of winner.
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