Where Healthy Food Meets Sustainability
Made to Sustain is a sustainable food blog that aims to help you make better choices around food and sustainability. It's a place where you can find easy sustainable recipes, eco-friendly living tips, seasonal meal plans, and sustainable brands made to sustain you and the planet. Our goal is to help you understand the impact of your plate on your health and the planet’s health. Made to Sustain makes sustainability simple giving you actionable ways you can support your health and the planet.
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Reducing Your Environmental Impacts
Sustainable Recipes
Find healthy, sustainable recipes made to sustain you and the planet. We focus on seasonal produce, food waste reduction, and sustainable diets that have low environmental impact. We share videos and clear instructions to help you eat better and save money.
Sustainable Foods
Learn more about how to find sustainable foods and DIY ingredients. Support local farmers who use sustainable practices and care about soil health. They play a key role in our food system. We even make it easy by making meal plans for you.
Eco-Friendly Swaps
Find sustainable swaps that are easy to integrate into your daily routine. There are so many different ways to reduce waste every day. Explore our sustainable switches to find some ways you can take immediate action to reduce your waste.
Work with Me
If you're feeling lost or overwhelmed about food and sustainability, don't worry – we're here to help! Take the worry out of starting your sustainable food journey, and let us help you. From brand partnerships to private cooking courses to pantry audits, I'm sure I can help you. Contact me to learn more!
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Brand Partnerships
I love to promote sustainable brands – it's my jam! Let me help them tell your stories about how they are impacting.
Sustainable Cooking Courses
Sometimes it's nice to have someone show you the ropes. If you're looking for an individual, group, or classroom-style learning session, I'm here to help!
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Kitchen Reset
We can help you navigate the complexities of food sustainability through your very own kitchen. Let us help you get the basics covered.
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The Disconnect Between Food and Sustainability
There's a growing demand for people who want to eat a more sustainable diet but don't know where to start. In the United States, we have food waste, food loss, and food insecurity all at the same time. How can we support sustainable food production when there is seemingly enough food to go around?
While there are great resources from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals, they aren't always easy to understand. That's why Made to Sustain is here to help you. We combine great products with culinary arts with sustainable food choices to make sure you can support our food system. You can start by shopping our directory of sustainable brands.
The Importance of Sustainable Food Systems
With 28% of all global carbon emissions coming from agriculture, our food system has a massive impact on climate change. Sustainable food systems are essential for delivering food security and nutrition for all. They encompass every aspect of feeding a population: growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal of food and food-related items. We can support a sustainable food system by supporting sustainable farmers, seasonal foods, and through local food.
Join Us on the Journey Toward Food and Sustainability
Explore our sustainable food blog newsletter. Every week, we share sustainable recipes, resources, and other great ways to learn more about how you can make sustainable choices in your daily life. Together, we can build a sustainable future where everyone has access to nutritious food, our natural world thrives, and rural communities flourish.
Understanding Food And Sustainability
What is Food Sustainability? The answer might be a bit more simple than it seems. It involves producing and consuming food in ways that protect our natural resources and support local economies. It also promotes social justice within our food supply chain. The best way we can support a sustainable food industry is with our plates. In turn, this can make for a healthy life. It means we can meet our current nutritional needs without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same.
While you may have heard that you need to eat plant-based foods for a sustainable diet, we are focused on meeting you halfway. If you can focus on plant-forward meals, they are better for your health and the planet's health. With the right equipment and ingredients, you can make an impact by choosing sustainable food choices with guidance from your favorite sustainable food blog.
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Made to Sustain – The Podcast
If you're looking to learn more about sustainable food on the go, check out our podcast! Join me as I talk with sustainable food brands, organizations, and entrepreneurs to learn about their journeys to creating a more sustainable food system and how you can help!
Meet Kelly D'Amico, MBS
Hi there! I'm Kelly D'Amico, and welcome to my sustainable food blog, Made to Sustain. With over ten years of experience in the food industry, I started Made to Sustain to help support a more sustainable food system. Here, I create and share recipes and food brands that are good for people and good for the planet. I have a Master's in Global Food Technology and a BS in Food Science and Nutrition from Rutgers University. I've also taken several sustainability certifications, including Sustainability and Circularity Strategies, from the University of Cambridge. I'm eager to help you learn more about how your plate impacts your health and the planet!
