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Reduce Waste by Picking Your Portion The Food & Beverage team backed Associated Student Government’s initiative to create better language in the dining commons for students to appropriately portion their meals.

With this new language of “taste, half, single, or double” students can still try the medley of offerings provided by staff while reducing food waste. ASG’s goal was to “reduce the waste each student creates in the dining commons by only taking what [they] want.” By allowing students to pick their portion, this can reduce waste by up to 20 pounds per month per person, according to the FDA. Cameron Tiefenthaler, an ASG student senator serving on the Sustainability Committee, reached out to Food & Beverage interested in finding a way to reduce post-consumer waste on campus. Joanna Saba, Senior Registered Dietitian, and Senior Director of Food & Beverage, Brent Mason set up a meeting with Cameron to discuss her ideas. Cameron had seen a program at another university that caught her attention and she wanted to do something similar at Miami. They thought it was a great idea and worked quickly with Cameron and other students to create the collateral and implement it.

Food & Beverage has been looking for a student group to partner with to assist us in educating the students on proper portion sizes and to “take all you want but eat all you take” message. This was a great opportunity to showcase the “pick your portion” idea Cameron had since we are currently serving all items in the Commons locations. “This is also something that we can adapt when we return to self-service. I think it is a win-win for Food & Beverage and Miami” said Brent. The Food & Beverage team is proud to support ASG with their Pick Your Portion initiative and looks forward to a continued partnership.

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Plant-Forward Proteins Plant-forward proteins consist of green vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds, and tofu and other meat substitutes. But eating plant-forward doesn’t mean cutting out meat altogether! Plant-forward simply means eating more plant-based foods instead of animal products - it emphasizes nutrient-dense plant foods in your diet.

Essentially, it’s making the core of your meal plant foods (such as vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains), and keeping meat as more of an accent. With plant-forward proteins, you’re substituting the protein you would typically get from red meat, chicken, etc. with quinoa, tofu, chickpeas - you name it! This is a healthy style of eating because it promotes foods that are vitamin and mineral rich, high fiber, and contain healthier types of unsaturated fat.

If you’re interested in eating more plant-forward, you should start slow. Try swapping out snacks for plantforward treats like apples and peanut butter or a corn and black bean salsa with chips. If you want to take it one step

further, try ditching meat for one meal a week. These may seem small, but they are a great way to ease your diet and routine into a plant-forward one.

With all the great dining options on campus, the Food & Beverage team plans to incorporate more plant-forward options in a la carte, commons, and market locations in the coming semesters on top of the vast selection of healthy options already available. “Victoria and I are working with the chefs to develop more plant based recipes for our menus, incorporating different plant proteins especially such as legumes and protein-rich ancient grains” said Joanna Saba, Senior Registered Dietitian. Next time you’re eating on campus, try replacing your protein with a plant-forward protein! If you want a recommendation from one of our Registered Dietitians, the Funky Monkey with pea protein at Spring Street Market is Victoria Bordfeld’s favorite!

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Catering Explores New Meal Package Options for Easter With Easter right around the corner, the Event Services team expanded their catering options and offered an Easter dinner for pre-order sale. This meal package was cooked right in the Shriver kitchen and featured a menu designed by the catering chefs that offered traditional options with a few adventurous dishes. “At a previous institution the catering team had major success selling Thanksgiving meals in the fall,” says Bryan Gutridge, Senior Director of Event Services. “We wanted to give it a shot at Miami and look beyond just Thanksgiving and think about other holidays that could fit the model.”

Packages were available for groups of four and up. All dishes were fully cooked and ready to reheat for Easter Sunday dinner. Each meal came with an entree, three sides, a dessert, and la carte options were also available to customize your Easter Sunday celebration.

The Catering Team has been brainstorming new ideas for business to expand their customer base. This transition to online package ordering created another avenue for customers to receive the fantastic service and exquisite food the Catering Team has to offer, all while keeping everyone safe.

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MUPD’s Newest Recruit K-9 Leo The Miami University Police have a new recruit and he’s a cutie named Leo. Leo is their newest K-9 and will be partnering with Officer Keith Hibbard. He’s a 2 year old German Shepherd that was bred in Hungary. Officer Keith traveled to Houston in search of a new partner and looked at 10 different dogs before deciding on Leo. He said, “Along with attributes like strength and perseverance, we wanted to look for a social dog as well.” Officer Keith said that Miami Police value hardworking K-9s with sweet hearts.

Leo is Officer Keith’s third K-9. He’s currently 2 weeks in training down at University of Cincinnati where he’s being trained in explosive detection and tracking. While he’s only spent three short weeks with the police department, he’s made huge strides already! Leo and Figo have already become the best of buds. He spent his first week bonding with Officer Keith so they could begin to form the foundation for their partnership. The past two weeks he’s spent in school and will continue his learning until he can take the state certification in two weeks. Leo will be in charge of bomb detection for 12 counties in the region after he is trained and ready to hit the ground running.

Be sure to say hi to K-9 Leo when you see him and Officer Keith out on campus!

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, it now includes events around the world by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries. On Earth Day in 2016, the Paris Agreement was signed by the United States and some 120 other countries. The signing satisfied a requirement for the entry into force of the historic draft climate protection treaty adopted by 195 nations present at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. Many communities celebrate Earth Day for an entire week which includes many activities focused on the environmental issues the world faces.

Old Growth Forests and Amazing Wildflower Displays The Earth Day theme of this month’s Cornerstone seems like the perfect time to write about two of my favorite things on Earth. Old growth forests are tracts of forests that have never been logged, characterized by tall, straight, old trees that do not branch out until they reach high into the canopy. There they merge together to limit the amount of sunlight reaching the forest floor, choking out the ubiquitous honeysuckle and other growth and creating a spectacular open forest floor that permits you to see a long way in every direction. Before the pioneers arrived, these forests covered the land to such an extent that it was claimed a squirrel could walk from Cincinnati to Cleveland and never touch the ground. Sadly, these forests were nearly all cut down in the name of progress.

A dozen or so remnants remain in both Ohio and Indiana, however; and make for amazing forest hikes among the biggest and oldest of trees.

While seeing small quantities of beautiful wildflowers has its’ own merit, one of the unforeseen consequences of 2020 was my coming to realize that there are astounding wildflower events where acres and acres of forest or prairie are literally covered in one kind or many kinds of wildflowers. It was the peak of wildflower season from March to May last year when we were sent home to control the spread of COVID-19 and my wife and I went hiking nearly every day. We were frequenting a 28 acre old growth forest in Connersville called Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve, and we were stunned upon our April 18th visit to see acres of the forest floor fully covered in a beautiful white and blue flower called the Blue-eyed Mary. There were so many of them that you could smell the flower in the air and hear a pervasive buzzing drone as thousands of bees moved from flower to flower. Since seeing that last April, we have devoted ourselves to finding more wildflower events. Below are listed some incredible old growth forests and amazing wildflower displays that are within two hours of Oxford. It is my sincere hope that you can get out on Earth Day or any other day and enjoy one of them.

Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve - Connersville, IN Beech-maple forest with huge black cherry Burr oak and tulip poplar In mid-April there is a Blue-eyed Mary display In early May there is a pink waterleaf display

Meltzer Woods - Shelbyville, IN 60 acres of Beech/Shumard Oak Maple forest with the largest trees we have seen in Indiana In mid-May there is a yellow bellwort display

Hueston Woods - Oxford, OH Big Woods trail Beech-maple forest

Calli Nature Preserve - North Vernon, IN Geno Svec Executive Director of Campus Services Chief Hospitality Officer

Hidden gem with old growth forest stand along Muscatatuck river and relict

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Sustainability Facts

Earth Day Awareness Survey Results: What steps do you take to reduce your carbon footprint?

Note - Respondents were able to choose multiple options.

Great job to everyone who completed the survey!!

91.67%

Using a reusable water bottle saves on average 1,460 plastic water bottles per person each year

78%

75%

64% 61%

Turning off the water while brushing your teeth can save up to three to four gallons of water per person per day. That’s more than 1,000 gallons of water per year!

It’s estimated using one reusable bag for one year can replace around 500 single-use plastic bags

Miami has 4 dining commons ranked LEED Silver Certified Buildings. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED building principles include “energy efficiency and reduction, indoor environmental quality, water conservation, and more.”

Depending on your water pressure, an average shower uses about 5 gallons of water per minute. Shortening your shower by 2 minutes can cut water usage by 10 gallons - it’s that easy!

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Reconnect with yoga at the Rec Yoga is not just another form of exercise, it can help you connect to yourself with nature. It’s estimated that yoga has been around for roughly 5,000 years and originated in India. When broken down, yoga contains five main parts: physical postures, controlled breathing, withdrawal of the senses, concentration techniques, and meditation. These areas all come together to help you balance your mind and body with the overall goal of unifying you with the world and in-turn nature. You can check out a multitude of yoga classes in person or on the Caravan app provided to all Miami employees courtesy of the Miami Rec Center.

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What always comes at the end of Earth day?

The letter Y! Click the image to play!