When we saw EatingWell’s Healthy Kitchen Makeover Challenge, bells went off: how many points could we get on Practically Green if we did each one of these daily tasks over the next 14 days?

We found out! Practically Green’s unflappable intern Matt DiChiara paired each Eating Well tip with the most relevant Practically Green action, and here’s the tally:

Have a look at the 14 steps in the challenge (below). Click on the PG action link for an explanation: score breakdown, why it’s green, how to do it, product recommendations and helpful links.

Note: Do not miss Day 12, Whopping Wednesday, worth 560 points on Practically Green!

Bravo to EatingWell for coming up with a Challenge that’s so impactful, and for making it so convenient to tackle. And for more inspiration to transform your kitchen, please join the Practically Green team – Susan Hunt Stevens, Alexandra Zissu, and Sarah Finnie Robinson – with the Eating Well crew on Facebook LIVE Tuesday, September 20 at 12 noon Eastern time! Bring all your ideas and questions. We’ll bring our recipes, advice, product recommendations, flops — and appetites! See you then!

Day 1: Print out a list of the Dirty Dozen produce. // Practically Green action: Review the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list of fruits and vegetables – 5 points

Day 2: Filter your tap water. //  PG: Replace bottled water with filtered water (tap or jug) – 10 points

Day 3: Pull out that old cast-iron skillet and season it. //  PG: Avoid nonstick cookware – 10 points

Day 4: Plant an herb. // PG: Plant containers for herbs or vegetables – 20 points

Day 5: Leave your shoes at the door. //  PG: Take shoes off at the door regularly – 50 points!!

Day 6: Clean out your cleaning products. // PG: Switch to a natural all-purpose cleaner – 10 points

Day 7: Turn down the heat on nonstick pans. // PG: see Day 3, Avoid nonstick cookware – 10 points

Day 8: Tackle your plastic container collection. // PG: Avoid food packaging and cling wrap containing PVC – 10 points

Day 9: Save your glass jars and use them to store food. //  PG: Use BPA-free cups and bottles (and food containers) – 10 points

Day 10: Transfer your lunch to a ceramic plate before microwaving.  //  PG: Use glass or lead-free ceramic instead of plastic in the microwave – 10 points

Day 11: Look for can-free alternatives to the canned foods you use most. //  PG: Buy local produce seasonally – 50 points

Day 12: Take the extra time to trim the fat from meat before cooking it.  //  PG: If you did all seven of these organic and antibiotic/hormone-free meat actions, you’d earn a  Whopping 560 points!!

Day 13: Find a new fish that’s low in mercury.  //  PG: Choose safe seafood – 40 points

Day 14: Put dried beans on your shopping list. //  PG: Buy organic vegetables regularly – 50 points

*****  Please let us know how you do! And while you’re waiting for the next EatingWell Challenge, we recommend checking out their recipes. Cookbook lovers will want to have The Art of EatingWell, winner of the James Beard Foundation 2011 award for best Healthy Focus cookbook, available right here:

Reduce takeout meals to once a week or less

(Guess how many points it’s worth before you click!)