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A Smoothie Recipe for A GreenLiving Lifestyle Want to reduce food waste?  Combating food waste is a great way to promote GreenLiving.  Ways to reduce food waste include  re-organizing the refrigerator and/ or creating lists when shopping at the grocery store.  Another is finding creative ways to utilize leftover food so very little to no food needs to be thrown away and wasted. This season, try to utilize some leftover fruit to make a delicious smoothies.  Fruits that are a few days past their prime ripeness are still the perfect ingredients for smoothies.  Below is a perfect recipe to try during a warm, summer day: Share a favorite smoothie recipe below! This post was originally published on Grady's GreenLiving Tips on March 28, 2017.  Read the original post, "A Recipe to Reduce Food Waste," here . Grady's GreenLiving Tips was created in 2014 by Grady Management, Inc.  Grady Management was founded in 1965 and continues to provide a full service...

Meal Prep Reduces Food Waste An easy way to live and promote a green lifestyle is by reducing food waste.  Food waste can occur due to several circumstances.  First, food waste can result from food not being stored correctly and, as a result, spoiling.  In addition, food waste can result from people over-buying food and/ or over-preparing food for events and having an excess that is thrown in the garbage.  Food waste is very easy avoid, however. One solution to food waste is to meal prep in order to plan and schedule out meals for an entire week.  This will save resources and ensure all food is consumed and stored properly.  Three green tips for meal prep are: 1) Plan out recipes in advance : The first step of meal prep is to plan out recipes for the week (or any set amount of time).  This is a great way to reduce food waste because grocery shopping will become more organized and streamlined: no excess ingredients are needed for set recipes.  Try ...

GreenLiving Ways to Celebrate Turkey Day Thanksgiving is this Thursday!  Planning to host a Thanksgiving dinner or family and/ or friend get-together?  If so, try to put in place some green and eco-freindly practices to the holiday celebrations. Though it can be a challenge, the holidays can be a good time to practice several GreenLiving skills.  Several ways to stay "green" during Thanksgiving include: 1) Manage food waste : A big component in many Thanksgiving celebrations is a meal shared by family and/ or friends.  If hosting this year, try to set up a buffet style meal so that everyone can get the portion of food they would like, instead of being served too much (or too little!) and wasting excess food.  If attending a Thanksgiving celebration: try to wait between courses before getting more food, to avoid getting too much food and wasting excess. 2) Compost when possible : After the Thanksgiving meal, some of the food scraps can be composted.  Remembe...

Struggle With Food Waste?  There are Easy Ways to Manage Excess Waste. Food waste, also known as food loss, is a form of waste that stems from people throwing away food that is spoiled or simply leftover from meals or from excess produce purchases.  Food waste is easily preventable, below are three tips that can help reduce food waste: 1) Get organized and make a list.  Before shopping for food and/ or produce, always try to plan out weekly meals to determine exactly what ingredients are needed.  In addition, it is a good idea to try to make frequent shopping trips to avoid buying excess food. 2) Avoid buying in bulk.  Some supplies, such as paper goods and laundry detergent, are fine to buy in bulk and an easy way to save money.  Buying food in bulk, such as eggs, fruit, and bread, can also save money but can produce a lot of waste unless all of the food is eaten.  Remember to freeze some food, like bread, to preserve it for longer.   3) Find s...

A Smoothie Recipe for A GreenLiving Lifestyle Want to reduce food waste?  Combating food waste is a great way to promote GreenLiving.  Ways to reduce food waste includes re-organizing the refrigerator and/ or creating lists when shopping at the grocery store.  Another is finding creative ways to utilize leftover food so very little to no food needs to be thrown away and wasted. This season, try to utilize some leftover fruit to make a delicious smoothies.  Fruits that are a few days past their prime ripeness are still the perfect ingredients for smoothies.  Below is a springtime recipe to try: Share a favorite smoothie recipe below! Grady Management, Inc. was founded in 1965 and continues to provide full service residential, commercial and consulting real estate firm in the greater Washington and Baltimore metropolitan area. Learn more about Grady Management on our  website  or  Facebook  page.

Several Tips on How To Compost Want to find a creative way to eliminate food waste?  Composting is a green method to dispose of some, but not all, excess food and natural waste. What are methods to successfully compost?  Read a few tips below: 1) Create a compost bin : Composting only works if it becomes part of the daily routine.  Much like a recycling bin or trash can, select a container that can be identified as the "compost bin".  Ensure it is a portable container and has drainage/ ventilation holes or can be altered to create drainage and ventilation (such as a plastic container). 2) Decide on a location : Will the bin be placed inside or outside?  A compost bin needs biodegraders to break down the products placed inside into compost.  This could be earthworms, or bacteria, or fungus: depending on the climate and environment. 3) Line compost bin and begin to use : Compost bins need layers of fresh soil and layers of clean paper below and over top of al...

Grady Management Team Members and Residents Support Capital Area Food Bank Food waste is a big problem in America, as revealed in the statistics presented in last week's blog post about refrigerator organization and storage . What are other ways to prevent and combat food waste ? Donating food to local food banks is a great way to live a green life while also providing resources to those in need and combating hunger. Several Grady Management communities are participating in AOBA's food drive to support the Capital Area Food Bank.  Residents and team members are encouraged to donate food items to the food bank.  Several of the most needed items include: canned fruits, vegetables, juices, and cereal. Read more about the most needed food items  for food banks on the Capital Area Food bank website . Grady Management was founded in 1965 and continues to provide a full service residential, commercial, and consulting real estate firm in the greater Washington and Baltimore metro...

Prevent Food Waste By Following Simple Household Tips According to CNN and the Natural Resources Defense Council , America annually wastes up to 40 percent of food resources annually. How can this be?  Too often, people will throw away excess food or leave leftovers to spoil.  Knowing how to organize the refrigerator is one of the best tools to combat food waste: 1) Fridge door :The refrigerator door is the warmest section of the refrigerator.  Use the door to keep condiments, dressings, and butter: food items and products that do not need to be kept very cold.  This is not a good location to place eggs: they will spoil faster. 2) Bottom drawers : Refrigerators with bottom drawers serve as the ultimate place to store fruits and vegetables.  Fruits and vegetables keep best in a naturally humid environment, such as a closed off drawer.  For additional shelf life, wrap fruits and veggies in plastic wrap or a plastic covering. 3) Lower shelf : The back, lower ...

Be Mindful This Thursday Thanksgiving is only a few days away! On Thursday, whether you are dining on a big meal or spending time with your friends and family- you can practice some eco-friendly habits.  Below are a few tips that make it possible to both enjoy Thanksgiving and maintain your green lifestyle: 1)  Don't waste food After your Thanksgiving meal, you might realized there was more food prepared or bought than necessary.  Don't waste it!  If you can't fit all of the leftovers in your fridge, ask guests to take it home.  Food waste is a a serious type of waste that can impact the environment if not disposed of correctly.  It can also save money and time to re-purpose food into leftovers. 2)  Don't waste water For cleaning purposes, water gets wasted after big, holiday meals.  Washing dishes and cleaning up requires a lot of water, but remember to turn off an idle tap and load the dishwasher in a way that does not require many mul...