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Anonymous wrote:I buy crackers and goldfish, pretzels in large packages but put them into a reusable container for school instead of single serving package or a plastic bag.

+1

Op- you’re overthinking what it means to reduce single use plastics. Your string cheese will always have plastics but maybe instead of string cheese give them a slice mozzarella from a block.

But the big mozz is still in plastic

Right, but it's not single use.

It is single use. But the individual servings with more collective plastic are now not single use.

Buy reusable snack bags. We so rarely use the ziploc baggies that I grew up with. I got a set of reusable sealable silicon ziploc-styles ranging from snack to gallon size. Buy the large block of cheese or box of goldfish or whatever, and then dish it out into daily snack-size bags.

This morning DC packed a sandwich, slices of cheese from a block of cheddar and some blueberries, all put into reusable containers and carried in a lunchbox rather than a paper sack. Everything will come home, get washed, and used again tomorrow.

Anonymous wrote:Reducing is great by buying in bulk and portioning into smaller containers. Moms Organic Market sells a lot of things in bulk, snacks included, and you can bring your own containers. That's when you're ready for that next step. Then you transition to making your own from scratch. If you want to Buying in bulk with reusable containers is a really amazing start.

+1; whole foods, and sprouts do this as well. Seems herbs are fresher this way.

How to get plastic-wrap-free cheese:

https://gippslandunwrapped.com/2016/06/01/5-ways-to-get-plastic-free-cheese/

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All of it goes in small tins from Amazon. I do use plastic bags occasionally, but I am really trying to avoid it.

Who wants to tell her?

Anonymous wrote:
All of it goes in small tins from Amazon. I do use plastic bags occasionally, but I am really trying to avoid it.

Who wants to tell her?

We buy mozzarella balls - the kids love those. We make kale chips, rice/chocolate pudding, granola, yogurt, etc.

We don’t use ziplock bags. Glass containers for fridge storage, have a few small stainless steel for snacks.

We are very minimalist with what we buy. The eco product industry is marketing to consumerist mentalities — we don’t need to buy more things to be eco friendly. Reuse old stuff, thrift shop, etc.

For the love of all that is holy, pls do not send glass anything to to school. if it breaks, that would be so tough to clean.

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Anonymous wrote:Erm what? Some examples of snacks: apple with pb, toast with toppings, scrambled eggs, yogurt (glass jar or homemade) with fruit/granola, cut up carrots and celery with hummus. Maybe try to shift what you think of as snacks?

Blech, I am all for homemade, but those are unappetizing ideas.
Sliced apples get brown
Scrambled eggs get COLD!
Toast gets soggy.

Sorry I meant for eating right away. Apples can be tossed with a bit of lemon or lime juice to prevent browning.

For chips/pretzels/cookies, I also buy the big bag from stores and put into tins or reusable bags.

I also make things like banana bread/muffins/cupcakes
Pita & Hummus & carrots
Fresh fruit
Cheese & crackers (I slice the cheese at home. I hate pre sliced cheese)
Trail mix

All of it goes in small tins from Amazon. I do use plastic bags occasionally, but I am really trying to avoid it.

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Anonymous wrote:I think for most people the waste that happens from manufacturing/shipping replacements for lost/damaged reusable containers offsets the benefits. Like cotton tote bags. I’m not opposed to doing it, but if you are I wouldn’t sweat the details. I don’t think this stuff makes a difference either way. Certainly it pales in comparison to things like deciding to have children (or more children). It’s just a thing you do to feel better. It’s not a critical component of any sort of meaningful plan.

Reducing population growth is not as significant as people make it out to be either. It takes too long to have a major impact on the environment. As opposed to limiting plastic production now.

A nonexistent child has plastic-free snacks.

This is just a sado/masochistic mommy culture thing.

One less child in the world doesn't make much difference either.

Anonymous wrote:Erm what? Some examples of snacks: apple with pb, toast with toppings, scrambled eggs, yogurt (glass jar or homemade) with fruit/granola, cut up carrots and celery with hummus. Maybe try to shift what you think of as snacks?

Blech, I am all for homemade, but those are unappetizing ideas.
Sliced apples get brown
Scrambled eggs get COLD!
Toast gets soggy.

You might be able to find a cheese monger who will sell you a block wrapped in paper. My opinion is that reducing plastic is great, but the energy spent trying to eliminate plastic might be better spent working on environmental issues in your community, if you aren't already doing so.

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Anonymous wrote:I think for most people the waste that happens from manufacturing/shipping replacements for lost/damaged reusable containers offsets the benefits. Like cotton tote bags. I’m not opposed to doing it, but if you are I wouldn’t sweat the details. I don’t think this stuff makes a difference either way. Certainly it pales in comparison to things like deciding to have children (or more children). It’s just a thing you do to feel better. It’s not a critical component of any sort of meaningful plan.

Reducing population growth is not as significant as people make it out to be either. It takes too long to have a major impact on the environment. As opposed to limiting plastic production now.

A nonexistent child has plastic-free snacks.

This is just a sado/masochistic mommy culture thing.

Anonymous wrote:I think for most people the waste that happens from manufacturing/shipping replacements for lost/damaged reusable containers offsets the benefits. Like cotton tote bags. I’m not opposed to doing it, but if you are I wouldn’t sweat the details. I don’t think this stuff makes a difference either way. Certainly it pales in comparison to things like deciding to have children (or more children). It’s just a thing you do to feel better. It’s not a critical component of any sort of meaningful plan.

Reducing population growth is not as significant as people make it out to be either. It takes too long to have a major impact on the environment. As opposed to limiting plastic production now.