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May 29, 2020

Week 4: Healthy Eating Contest: Scrap This For That

  • May 29, 2020
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Week 4:  SCRAP THIS FOR THAT: Try regrowing one food from your scraps this week (June 22-30, 2020).

 

Some foods can be regrown in simply water and with exposure to sunlight. Try regrowing celery with the following easy steps:

  1. Cut off the end. Slice about 2 inches off the root end of a bunch of celery. 
  2. Place the celery in a shallow glass bowl or jar of water.
  3. Watch it grow. After a few days, you should start to see small leaves emerging from the very center of the top.
  4. Replant in soil.

 

Share your experience and a photo here for a chance to win a $100 gift card!

 

Official Rules: https://community.aarp.org/t5/AARP-Rewards-Connect/AARP-Rewards-Healthy-Eating-Contest-Rules-June-2020/m-p/2261122  

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    c7867j
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    June 3, 2020

     

      plantswapper
      plantswapper
      Contributor ⭐
      June 23, 2020

      Ginger is easy to grow in a container and so are potatoes. Both have eyes that make it easy to plant after the water roots have been established.

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      Boddy53
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      June 4, 2020

      This salad is my go to when I'm too busy

      to cook: Lettuce,chicken cubes, sesame seeds,Artisan Kraut & dressing & chips  Yummy   

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      DavidM907862
      Contributor ⭐
      July 11, 2020

       sauerkraut is one of the best foods you can eat.

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        EdmundA294687
        Contributor ⭐
        June 5, 2020

        The same can be done with Romaine lettuce. You can see the growth in a few days.

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          IrenkaJ699668
          Contributor ⭐
          June 12, 2020

          Lemon Rosemary Olive Oil Cake made with Greek Yogurt

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          Chris00721
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          June 13, 2020

          I make spaghetti bolognese but scrap half the pasta and use either chopped cauliflower or long thin green beans; if you add plenty of sauce and seasonings it tastes wonderful. 

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          rkosully66
          Contributor ⭐⭐
          June 14, 2020

          Backyard peaches
          I love homegrown peaches!  I'm now trying to grow more, from our peach scraps (pits). 😃

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            RebeccaH118920
            Contributor ⭐
            July 16, 2020

            I like to have the Meal’s they healthy meals that you have please send me the healthy meals please I am disabled and I would like to have the helping us deliver to me.

            Constantitan
            Constantitan
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            June 18, 2020

            Window sill gardening with left over seeds from last summer.Lemon Tree

              Constantitan
              Constantitan
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              June 18, 2020

              Scattered pepper seeds to see what would grow.

               

              Sweet Peppers

                vd6349
                vd6349
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                June 19, 2020

                I am taking an avocado seed to start growing a plant.

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                SarahB461096
                Contributor ⭐
                June 20, 2020

                I'm trying to re-grow Romaine lettuce and celery.Regrowing Romaine and celery from ends.

                 

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