Daniel Pascali

BUS324 24 S

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
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145 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

90

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

60

minutes

spent learning

Daniel's actions

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 20 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

Reduced Food Waste

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn About Cattle Farming

Improved Cattle Feed; Improved Manure Management

I will spend 30 minutes researching cattle feed and manure management, or visiting a dairy farm to learn about their farming practices.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Smaller Portions

While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?

Daniel Pascali 4/16/2024 8:15 PM

While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?

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Daniel Pascali 3/17/2024 11:55 AM

My challenge is going good. While I never really gave much thought to expiration dates. I always treated them as law, since I never wanted to get sick. In doing just 30 minutes of research I learned lots about these dates. One of the most surprising to me is that the dates are not regulated by the FDA which I think is crazy, I thought thats something the FDA would be all over. Its impossible to label; in advance when a food will exactly go bad so foods should be good as long as their are no signs of spoilage. Expiration dates have more to do with the foods overall quality and texture as after these dates they are no longer fresh or at peak flavor. I did find these dates should be used when giving formulas to infants.

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Daniel Pascali 3/17/2024 11:55 AM

My challenge is going good. While I never really gave much thought to expiration dates. I always treated them as law, since I never wanted to get sick. In doing just 30 minutes of research I learned lots about these dates. One of the most surprising to me is that the dates are not regulated by the FDA which I think is crazy, I thought thats something the FDA would be all over. Its impossible to label; in advance when a food will exactly go bad so foods should be good as long as their are no signs of spoilage. Expiration dates have more to do with the foods overall quality and texture as after these dates they are no longer fresh or at peak flavor. I did find these dates should be used when giving formulas to infants.

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Daniel Pascali 3/17/2024 11:46 AM

My challenge is going really well so far. Eating without distractions while I already mentioned makes me more aware of how much I am eating and of full I am. Without distraction I also find myself being more conscious of what Im eating. I used to always get tenders and sandwiches at wow with fries almost always. Without having a distraction when I eat sometimes I may just not be hungry for the French fries since I know I have no good YouTube video or tiktoks to watch. While this leads to a decrease in food waste which is always a positive. Not to mention choosing to not eat fries with all my meals is just healthier and makes me over al more aware of the food Im putting in my body and the impact that food might have like increased weight gain.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Eat Mindfully

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?

Daniel Pascali 2/28/2024 7:44 AM

While I don't know if I could say eating mindfully is "Healthier", I can say its definitely say it definitely reenforces good eating habits. After I tried eating mindfully I noticed that I enjoyed my food as it was my only source of real entertainment. Chewing was therapeutic in the sense it was a mind numbing action like running. I did also notice I felt fuller sooner and I wasn't hungry as often.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn About Cattle Farming

What did you learn from visiting or researching a dairy farm?

Daniel Pascali 2/28/2024 7:31 AM

After doing research about the cattle industry with a deeper dive into dairy I was kinda shocked to see how cows can be so mistreated. I learned about the industrial dairy farms and how cows there are subject to tight and close living spaces with cruel treatment like repeated impregnantation, forced over milk production and just poor nutrition. Poor nutrition is a problem since if we don’t put good food into the cows then how can we expect to get a good product out of the cows. It just doesn’t make any sense.

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Daniel Pascali 2/28/2024 7:26 AM

This went good. I tried using these meals as a de stress after a lot of studying. Focusing on each bite was very relaxing and I noticed I was almost calmer than I would have been if I just flicked on a YouTube video

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