Courtney Carver

Be More With Less EcoChallenger

As I live with less, the excess in my life really stands out. I used to think I was doing the earth a favor by recycling, but trash is still trash.

I will stop using paper towels, plastic bags and bottles and any packaged food during my EcoChallenge.

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October 7th, 2011

I can't believe how wasteful I was paper towels. I used them for everything. Almost every day of the challenge, I've reached for them and then caught myself. This is a habit that will be forever changed.

October 6th, 2011

This morning I am preparing my favorite green juice. It's the perfect solution to avoiding packaged and processed foods. Here's the recipe: 1 carrot 5 -10 celery stalks 1/2 cucumber 1/2 apple bunch of kale bunch of rainbow chard 1 whole lemon chuck of ginger Put it all through the juicer and enjoy!

October 3rd, 2011

The best thing so far about participating in the EcoChallenge is awareness. Everyday I am thinking about my consumption habits. While the packaging on most processed food is a problem, the food itself is just as destructive. I just heard a statistic that the average American diet is comprised of 60% processed foods, 30% Animal products, 5% grains and 5% fruits & vegetables. Most diseases are completely preventable and even reversible with a change in diet.

September 30th, 2011

I am so excited about living with less for the next 2 weeks. I am not even a little concerned about giving up plastic water bottles, bags or paper towels, but I know packaged foods will be a challenge. I am hitting up the Salt Lake City farmer's market Saturday morning for nice fresh produce and bread and will be planning a few meals in advance. I think at the end of the two weeks, I'll have eaten less, spent less and definitely wasted less. Yippee Yoo EcoChallengers! Let's do this!

Comments

From: Kerry Lyles

Way to go Courtney! (And your juice recipe is making me thirsty :-) )

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