Nikki Davis
10/29/2025 12:33 PM
In addition to environmental benefits, eating & serving smaller portions will result in less waste - and less waist! ;-)
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land UseWhile 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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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land UseWhile 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?
Evelyn Prozora-Plein 10/22/2025 3:51 PMEating becomes more mindful when not loading a large plate automatically. That bit of forethought lends itself to not automatically eating everything on your plate whether you are satisfied or not. I also find smaller amounts of a variety of things to be much more satisfying to my palette than one large plate of pasta. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land UseIn North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
Ai F 10/15/2025 12:49 PMEver since I learned that Apple skin have more fibers, polyphenol and vitamin C than the fruit part, I eat the skins.
I don't peel carrots. Potatoes and sweet potatoes can be baked and eaten with skin on.
On a side note, I try to regrow some of the veggies - Onion centers grow roots and green if you put them in water, so as cabbage cores, garlic, celery, carrot's top, some of the herbs, etc. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land UseWhile 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?
Ai F 10/15/2025 12:29 PMBeing mindful about the food I'm eating. Being able to prevent over-working my guts and organs.-
Alexis Montelongo 10/23/2025 3:44 PMWhen eating in smaller toperweaer ( because I'm always on the go) has allowed me to be just as fulfilled and the exercise has also helped. But I've noticed that I don't waste food when bring smaller portions.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustryWhat was the hardest item to reduce using or cut out that is plastic? Did you find a way to do it?
Ai F 10/15/2025 12:23 PMThe plastic to-go food containers. I try to re-use them, but there are more than I can make a use of.
In an effort to reduce the to-go containers from the restaurants, we have gotten two stainless containers with lids from an Indian grocery store. We keep those containers in the car, and use them for the left-over food at restaurants, instead of asking for To-go containers.
For the take-out orders, I have not found a way to reduce the plastic containers. I almost want to bring my glass Tupperware to the restaurants to receive the food (^^;) -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustryWhat was the hardest item to reduce using or cut out that is plastic? Did you find a way to do it?
Benjamin Morris 10/08/2025 12:29 PMStarbucks cups. I cant go without my starbucks every morning. Some locations let you bring/use a personal cup. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land UseWhile 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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Naga Hara Sathyasree Tammisetti 10/08/2025 12:13 PMIt seems interesting and going good so far! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustryWhat was the hardest item to reduce using or cut out that is plastic? Did you find a way to do it?
Naga Hara Sathyasree Tammisetti 10/08/2025 12:11 PMFood order boxes.
I started making regular meals at home to reduce the plastic that I am consuming due to food orders. We started preferring to go out if we want to have a meal. This way, we get to spend quality time together and reduce the usage of plastic while doing it. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land UseWhile 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?
Naga Hara Sathyasree Tammisetti 10/08/2025 12:08 PMIt helps in being mindful of what and how much we eat. It helps to control our cravings and food habits.
We tend to feel full when we see a full plate. Smaller plate size would help with portion control.