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Week 4: Healthy Eating Contest: Scrap This For That

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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:

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

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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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ChaunceyM126945

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i have an avacado started from a pit that looks promising. I hoping to be able to put it in the ground soon.

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AndrewZ479660

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Mint roots very easily in water and looks like a pretty little bouquet so I have this bunch in a guest bedroom! Every time I go by, I give it a little pinch to release that beautiful mint scent into the room. Once it’s rooted, I’ll plant it in a pot outdoors and look forward to mojitos or mint tea all year long!

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ls7091

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The one on the left is a carrot top. The one on the right is a sweet potato.

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lj9807492

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For green scallion tops all year round, save the bottom of an onion, let it dry out a couple of days, then plant in a small pot, keep moist, and in sunlight. It won't be long before you have scallions, that will keep growing even after you snip some off to sprinkle over salads, omelets, chili, etc.

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out2c

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I eat bok choy - but it's so expensive! I cut the bottom off of my last bunch and put it in with my seedlings - now hoping it will grow and flourish!

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pt51364320

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Check Walmart- their price on bok choy is pretty reasonable, plus it's pretty easy to grow from seed, too. Try baby bok choy- it grows faster and can be grown in a pot since it's small!

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LadyNParadise

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Starting my own celery..fun project and really interesting.

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mz4814

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When garlic sprouts, the shoots are edible but quite strong in flavor! If you cook with them, the garlic flavor gets milder. Don’t discard garlic that sprouted garlic! It’s perfectly fine to eat!