(內有中文） It's my last post for #drawingearthaction and I'd like to talk about food waste. Since my family grow rice, I was taught not to leave any single grain of rice in my bowl, as it's the result of all the sweats under the sun and the bless of the weather. This has became one of my life principle, I rarely dump food, even when I can't finish my meal, I save it in the fridge for my next meal. I also dumpster dived food too. I remember when I was in Paris, the bin outside the supermarket had lots of fresh food, by fresh I mean not even expired! When I was in the UK, I can always buy food in good condition in the clearance section. That's when I realized how stupid we are to put the date for fruits and veggies. It's easy to think of some tips such as make meal plans ahead, buy food on a daily basis, save leftovers, etc. But none of these tackle the real issue, which is our relationship with food. If we try to understand how food comes from, what food brings us, we wouldn't be so indifferent with food waste. Just like violence is not about having guns, creating programs dedicated to any groups of people isn't going to stop hate towards them, deep down these are just another form of separation. Anyway, my point is, no matter what social issues we want to solve, the best way is always to home in on our relationship with it. 今天是我為drawing earth action畫的最後一篇，想聊聊食物浪費。 大家應該從小很常聽到非洲小孩沒東西吃所以有得吃就要珍惜這類的話吧？因為家裡種田，所以總被教導要把米飯吃乾淨，這個也成了我的人生原則之一啦！ 我也曾撿過垃圾桶的食物來吃，但不是因為沒錢。記得曾在巴黎家樂福門口的垃圾桶看到滿桶的食物，而且根本還沒過期！在英國時也可以在超市的即期區買到品項良好的食物，我也在那時突然驚覺世界上最白癡的事情之一就是為蔬果貼上食用效期。 要減少食物浪費，我們可以想到不要買過多食材、先想好要煮什麼再買食材、剩食隔餐吃，但這些一點也沒有處理到真正的問題，也就是我們跟食物的關係。 如果我們能學著了解食物是怎麼來的，以及食物帶給我們的是什麼，我相信我們根本就不需要花心力去處理食物浪費的問題。 不只環保議題，像是暴力或歧視，重點都不在於槍械，不是畫標語喊口號上街遊行，也不是給補助或成立專門給所謂的弱勢族群的計劃。這些就像燙傷後只會敷藥卻不懂手不要去碰火一樣。 其實每一篇我都盡可能把重點放在我們如何去看待世界以及我們與這些事情的關係。我不覺得環境需要被特別「保護」，或是要特別去做什麼事來「幫助」。如果我們沒有學著去認識自己與世界的關係，永遠會有新的問題需要被解決。 . . . . . . #illustration #illustrator #illustrationartists #artivism #letsdrawthechange #ourplanetweek #counsciousliving #tzuchunchang #sustainability #zerowaste #eco #ecofriendly #mindfuleating #mindfulness #illustrationchallenge #planetearth #插畫 #插畫家 #台灣插畫 #台灣插畫家 #台灣插畫專區 #永續 #有意識生活 #環保 #食物浪費 #正念飲食 #正念

☆ Ways we expose food A doesn’t like 怎麼讓小哲多接觸不喜歡的食物☆⁣⠀ ▼中文在圖中▼⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I’ve always believed that exposure is key and many other blogs have also talked about it (Refer to the end for suggested accounts). Lately, I’ve shared that we’re giving A Bocconcini. What’s great about it is its baby friendly because of its low sodium level. He’s had it a few times when he was younger (11mth) but somehow I had forgotten about this cheese until my friend mentioned it lately.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I honestly thought A would love it, since he loves cheese, but he didn’t 😅 not sure if its because of the texture or its got almost no salt in there.⁣ I wanted to share some of the things I did to expose him. It has worked for some other things previously. Mind you, I was lucky that the 3rd time worked with bocconcini. Raw tomato and a few other things on the other hand we’re still working on, but I do see small progress with those as well.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ ☆ Serve it on its own⁣⠀ ☆ Serve it next to things he likes⁣⠀ ☆ Cut it into animal shapes or make it a food art⁣⠀ ☆ Remind him what it is (but not asking him to take a bite. I just let him know what is there)⁣⠀ ☆ Describe it during meal time: The texture, colour, and taste - to something he is more familiar with⁣⠀ ☆ Serve the leftovers again on the same day⁣⠀ ☆ Give him a break and serve it again a few days later⁣⠀ ☆ Give only familiar foods on his plate with it⁣⠀ ☆ Cut it into smaller pieces⁣⠀ ☆ While encouraging him to use his cutleries have him fork it up, normally it leads to taking a bite⁣⠀ ☆ Cook it a different way⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I mixed and matched these here and there not in any particular order. Toddler meal times are seriously very different to when he was a baby where he was much more explorational and wasn’t easily distracted. But we’re here also taking baby steps (literally sometimes) to improve 🥰 I justed wanted you to know that you are not alone on this. A spits things out and gives me the cut eye like I poisoned him all the time 😅⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ ⠀ Here are some of my favourite accounts that I find quite informative 以下是一些我覺得很有資訊的英文帳號：⠀ @kid.friendlymeals⠀ @kids.eat.in.color⠀ @zo_bear_eats⠀ @theclinicdietitian⠀ @tinytotsnutrition⠀ @newwaysnutrition

中文請往下↓ *Baba takes over the kitchen* When I prepare my little one’s meal I would probably only put half the amount of food that baba had put on my little’s plate and then I would offer seconds. But baba’s thought is a bit different, he packs it with food and hopes for my little one to stop eating when he’s full. . On today’s plate: - Avocado with Sesame Garnish - Blueberries - Whole Wheat Toast - Well-dome Egg ⠀⠀ I think both methods work the same, but I just personally feel like my little one doesn’t eat as fast when there is less food on the plate and I can control when to stop so that he finishes everything on the plate. I don’t like it when he has leftovers. But It’s almost like when there’s a lot of food on the plate he needs to finish it fast just in case it magically disappears later 😂 Does your baby do that too? . Also swipe to see my little one’s current walking development!! ⠀⠀ . *********************** ⠀⠀ 「爸爸當廚」當我幫小哲準備食物時我很少會像爸爸這樣把盤子裝滿。我平常準備的份量因該是差不多,可是裝盤的份量因該只有這裡的一半吧，然後當小哲吃完盤子裡的東西我會再問問他還要不要。可爸爸的想法跟我不一樣，他是一下子就把全部給小哲然後希望他自己飽的時候會停止。 ⠀⠀ 今天的餐盤有： - 酪梨灑芝麻 - 藍莓 - 全麥吐司 - 荷包蛋 ⠀⠀ 其實我覺得兩個裝盤方法都差不多，到後來小哲還是被餵飽了🙂只是覺得盤子裡少一點，小哲吃東西好像比較沒有那麼衝忙，他會慢慢嚼食物，還有用問他還要不要的方式我可以控制盤子上不要一下給太多，這樣他吃完的時候盤子是空的不會有剩飯。當盤子裝滿時小哲吃得好快，好像如果不趕快吃盤子裡的東西會突然不見 😅 你們家的小孩會不會這樣？ 刷下一張可以看到現在小哲走路的情況喔！ . . . . . . . . #babydiary #blwinspiration #blwrecipes #babyled #babyledweaningideas #blwmenu #babyfoodideas #babyfoodie #babyfoodhomemade #whatmybabyeats #weaningbaby #homecookedmeals #homecooking #寶寶成長日記 #育兒日記 #新手媽媽 #育兒生活 #全職媽媽 #媽媽料理 #家庭料理 #離乳食記録 #離乳食日記 #食譜 #副食品 #料理好き #babyledweaning #離乳食後期 #手づかみ食べ #kiddish