Upload your mascot design to the website using images, PDF, PowerPoint or YouTube video.
Develop a compelling and effective mascot representing the value and enjoyment of healthy snacking. This mascot will serve as a visual champion for positive dietary choices within your school community.
<br><br> <b><u>MASCOT ELEMENTS:</u></b><br><b style="text-indent: -24px;">Distinctive Name</b>: Craft a memorable and impactful name that resonates with your peers and embodies the essence of healthy snacking. <br><b>Engaging Appearance</b>: Design an eye-catching visual representation of your mascot. This could be a hand-drawn illustration, digital artwork, or even a costume prototype. Focus on originality, approachability, and a clear connection to healthy snacks.
<br><b>Unique Power or Skill</b>: Endow your mascot with a specific ability or characteristic that highlights the benefits of healthy choices. Perhaps they possess boundless energy fueled by fruits and vegetables, or maybe they have the power to transform bland lunches into delicious and nutritious feasts.
<br><b>Motivational Motto</b>: Develop a concise and impactful slogan that captures the essence of your mascot and encourages healthy snacking choices among your peers. Examples include "Crunch the Junk, Fuel Your Funk!" or "Snacks that Rock, Bodies that Clock!"
Healthy Snack Mascot
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Up to 600 Points
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Elementary Grade
Food
The Hall Hunger Initiative
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<p class="MsoNormal">Upload a PDF, Word document, and Images describing what you
did in this challenge. </p>
<ul><li>No more than 5 attachments</li>
<li> Don't upload a file larger than 6 MB</li><ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">In your household, create a food journal for the day. Write down any food items you put in the trash or compost if you have one. Estimate the amount of food that gets tossed. At the end of the day, reflect on the following:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> 1. What type of food did you throw away?</p><p class="MsoNormal">2. How much money did you lose?</p><p class="MsoNormal">3. What was your biggest takeaway from this activity? </p><p class="MsoNormal">4. What surprised you? </p><p class="MsoNormal">5. How can you plan to waste less food in the future?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Post a picture of your audit sheet with a clear, concise statement about what YOU will do to combat food waste.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
Food Waste Audit
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Up to 600 Points
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Grade Level 4-12
Food
N/A
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Recipe
& Explanation: A written document including the final recipe (adapted
from AI suggestions or original), explaining how they used "rescued"
ingredients and showcased creativity.</p>
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Photo & Video: A high-quality photo of the finished dish along with a
short YouTube or TikTok video (optional) documenting the cooking process and
highlighting the use of rescued ingredients.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bonus: Food Waste Awareness Video: A short video raising
awareness about food waste, inspired by the challenge experience.</p>
<ul><li>Don't upload a file larger than 6 MB</li>
<li>Video no longer than 3 minutes long</li>
<li>Make sure to include Bring Your Green in the video title</li><ul>
Combat food waste and whip up delicious, healthy meals using the power of AI apps and the forgotten treasures in your fridge!
<br><br><b><u>DURATION:</u></b> One week (can be adjusted)
<br><br><b><u>STEPS:</u></b><br> 1. <b>Inventory & Inspiration:</b> Students start by taking stock of their fridge and pantry using a designated AI app (e.g., "Leftover", "Yummly", "Pepperplate"). The app scans or manually inputs ingredients, categorizes them, and flags expiring items<br><br> 2. <b>AI Recipe Remix:</b> Students use the app's AI recipe generator to create unique dishes based on their fridge contents. They can filter by dietary needs, preferences (spicy, vegetarian etc.), and skill level.
<br><br>3. <b>Get Creative: </b>Encourage students to customize the AI-generated recipes! They can swap ingredients, add pantry staples, experiment with flavors, and even invent their own dishes.
<br><br>4. <b>Cooking & Capture:</b> Time to get hands-on! Students prepare their culinary creations, documenting the process with photos and videos. Encourage them to highlight the use of "rescued" fridge items and showcase their creativity.
<br><br>5. <b>Share & Shine:</b> Students share their dishes and recipes on social media to foster friendly competition, inspire others, and promote food waste awareness. Make sure to tag us #BringYourGreen #Challenges #Food Waste.
<br><br>6. Judging will be based on originality, use of rescued ingredients, healthiness and overall appeal (phots, videos)
AI-Powered Food Rescue
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Up to 600 Points
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The way we approach food production, consumption, and distribution is undergoing a profound transformation. The shift is redefining our relationship with the land, our communities, and the creatures we share our planet with.
Agroecology, localization, animal integration and wasting nothing offer a nuanced approach to sustainable food production which prioritizes the health of ecosystems, communities, and individuals. This shift away from industrialized agriculture reduces reliance on harmful chemicals, fosters resilience in the face of climate change, promotes biodiversity, enhances the nutritional quality of our food and ensures food security for future generations.
LEARN ABOUT IT
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Food
How Much Do You Know
COMMIT TO IT
Welcome to Food Actions for Green!
Discover ways you can help by taking personal action. You can select actions you're already doing,or will start doing, now that you learned something new. Small actions taken by a large number of people makes a difference.
GO GREENER-DESIGN PROJECTS
Healthy Snack Mascot
Audience: Grade Level 3-6
Points: Up to 600 Points
Develop a compelling and effective mascot representing the value and enjoyment of healthy snacking. This mascot will serve as a visual champion for positive dietary choices within your school community.
MASCOT ELEMENTS: Distinctive Name: Craft a memorable and impactful name that resonates with your peers and embodies the essence of healthy snacking. Engaging Appearance: Design an eye-catching visual representation of your mascot. This could be a hand-drawn illustration, digital artwork, or even a costume prototype. Focus on originality, approachability, and a clear connection to healthy snacks.
Unique Power or Skill: Endow your mascot with a specific ability or characteristic that highlights the benefits of healthy choices. Perhaps they possess boundless energy fueled by fruits and vegetables, or maybe they have the power to transform bland lunches into delicious and nutritious feasts.
Motivational Motto: Develop a concise and impactful slogan that captures the essence of your mascot and encourages healthy snacking choices among your peers. Examples include "Crunch the Junk, Fuel Your Funk!" or "Snacks that Rock, Bodies that Clock!"
Community Partner: Hall Hunger Initiative
Deliverables
Upload your mascot design to the website using images, PDF, PowerPoint or YouTube video.
Food Waste Audit
Audience: Elementary Grade
Points: Up to 600 Points
In your household, create a food journal for the day. Write down any food items you put in the trash or compost if you have one. Estimate the amount of food that gets tossed. At the end of the day, reflect on the following:
1. What type of food did you throw away?
2. How much money did you lose?
3. What was your biggest takeaway from this activity?
4. What surprised you?
5. How can you plan to waste less food in the future?
Post a picture of your audit sheet with a clear, concise statement about what YOU will do to combat food waste.
Community Partner: The Hall Hunger Initiative
Deliverables
Upload a PDF, Word document, and Images describing what you
did in this challenge.
No more
than 5 attachments
Don't
upload a file larger than 6 MB
AI-Powered Food Rescue
Audience: Grade Level 4-12
Points: Up to 600 Points
Combat food waste and whip up delicious, healthy meals using the power of AI apps and the forgotten treasures in your fridge!
DURATION: One week (can be adjusted)
STEPS: 1. Inventory & Inspiration: Students start by taking stock of their fridge and pantry using a designated AI app (e.g., "Leftover", "Yummly", "Pepperplate"). The app scans or manually inputs ingredients, categorizes them, and flags expiring items
2. AI Recipe Remix: Students use the app's AI recipe generator to create unique dishes based on their fridge contents. They can filter by dietary needs, preferences (spicy, vegetarian etc.), and skill level.
3. Get Creative: Encourage students to customize the AI-generated recipes! They can swap ingredients, add pantry staples, experiment with flavors, and even invent their own dishes.
4. Cooking & Capture: Time to get hands-on! Students prepare their culinary creations, documenting the process with photos and videos. Encourage them to highlight the use of "rescued" fridge items and showcase their creativity.
5. Share & Shine: Students share their dishes and recipes on social media to foster friendly competition, inspire others, and promote food waste awareness. Make sure to tag us #BringYourGreen #Challenges #Food Waste.
6. Judging will be based on originality, use of rescued ingredients, healthiness and overall appeal (phots, videos)
Community Partner: N/A
Deliverables
Recipe
& Explanation: A written document including the final recipe (adapted
from AI suggestions or original), explaining how they used "rescued"
ingredients and showcased creativity.
Dish
Photo & Video: A high-quality photo of the finished dish along with a
short YouTube or TikTok video (optional) documenting the cooking process and
highlighting the use of rescued ingredients.
Bonus: Food Waste Awareness Video: A short video raising
awareness about food waste, inspired by the challenge experience.
Don't upload a file larger than 6 MB
Video no longer than 3 minutes long
Make sure to include Bring Your Green in the video title
