Portion Control & Preparation

Plan Ahead

Portion Control Your Feast

Use the Thanksgiving shopping calculator to ensure that you’re buying the appropriate amount of food. By entering the amount of guests (turkey-lovers and vegetarians) along with a few more variables, the sheet gives you a better sense of how much food is needed for the big dinner and the week’s leftovers.

Local Foods

Buy Local Foods – The closer the food source means less fuel was used for the food to get to your dinner table. Keeping the food close to home is good for the environment and for supporting local agriculture.

Farmer’s Markets:

Historic Park at the Irvine Ranch

13042 Old Myford Road, Irvine
Every Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (rain or shine)

University Town Center

On the corner of Bridge and Campus (across from UCI)
Every Saturday: 8 a.m. – Noon (rain or shine)

Farmer’s Market at the Great Park

Located next to the Farm and Food Lab (enter at Sand Canyon and Marine Way)
Every Sunday: 10 a.m. – Noon (rain or shine)

Local Farms:

Tanaka Farms

5380 3/4 University Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
Produce Stand: 949-653-225
www.tanakafarms.com

Minimize Plastic and Paper Waste

Bring a Reusable Bag

One bag probably won’t hold all the ingredients for your feast, so make sure you are prepared. Reusable bags are becoming a staple of our lifestyle; most grocery stores sell inexpensive cloth totes as alternatives to plastic and paper bags.

Slim Your (Packaging) Waste

Find the items with the least amount of packaging and try to buy packaging that is environmentally friendly with recycled and/or recyclable materials.