Kathryn Bauchelle

Houston Mennonite Church

"Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
547 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

21

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

360

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

22

whole food meals

consumed

Kathryn's actions

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 20 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than in other places, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How do we start shifting a meat-focused food culture?

Kathryn Bauchelle 10/04/2018 5:20 PM

Mainly tradition. People think it's not a meal without meat and they just can't imagine changing. Plus, laziness, and preference.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Choose Organic Ingredients

Can organic farming feed the world? Which side of the argument do you fall on? Why?

Kathryn Bauchelle 10/04/2018 5:20 PM

Well it always used to, didn't it? Pesticides are a modern invention. Plus, we throw away too much of our food and eat meat and other "luxuries" too often. Good luck getting people to change though.

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- Clarke Ohlendorf 10/04/2018 8:01 PM
  
  On the other side, didn't starvation used to be more of a widespread problem than it is now? Seems like we've solved that in wealthy areas, but not poorer areas. I wonder if we could leverage the increased crops that we have for to pesticides and such so that we could send our surplus to those places in need. Otherwise, maybe our crops would only yield more of what the local population needs and reduce potential surplus for other areas? No answer here, just contemplating.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Whole Foods Diet

Michael Pollan states that "it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor." What are your thoughts on this?

Kathryn Bauchelle 10/04/2018 5:19 PM

He's actually saying that prevention is better than cure, and I agree :)

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- Clarke Ohlendorf 10/04/2018 8:04 PM
  
  True to a point. However, logical fallacy is that by buying higher priced (hopefully higher quality) food, we reduce the need for healthcare. I'm not sure it's a valid argument though. What about those who live extremely healthy lives, but have bad genes or are exposed to bad illness and still need the doctor? Now they've paid twice (or more) for both the farmer and doctor.
  
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