Choosing the Right Snack Packs
Packing a lunch doesn’t mean you have to waste paper, plastic or even food for that matter. Instead, use good environmental wisdom by choosing eco-friendly products for your daily lunch or even your next family picnicking adventure.
• Thermoses: Use a wide-mouth stainless steel thermoses, which is great for beans, soup or even last nights leftovers. Thermoses with small tops are great for milk, juice or even soups as well. Try brands like Sigg, or Guyot.
• Plastic Partitioned Lunchboxes: By choosing partitioned lunchboxes you can avoid the hazards of lead and it keeps food from falling into each other and spreading in your back pack or even in your picnic basket when hiking. Try brands like Laptop Lunches, or Reusable Bags.
• Reusable Sandwich Bags: Wrap-n-Mat makes a lined sandwich wrapper that unfolds into a placemat, which makes cleanup a snap, and they have Velcro closures that keep your food super secure.
• Reusable Lunch Totes: Always opt for cotton canvas bags over paper or nylon or plastic any day. Cotton canvas bags are machine washable, and can be reused indefinitely. Try brands such as: Acme, Organic, Fleurville, Cool Totes, or even Thermo Tek.
• Reusable Utensils: Stainless steel forks and spoons usually make it back to your home and plastic utensils usually can be washed and used again. Try brand such as: To-Go Ware, they make bamboo utensils.
• Reusable Cloth Napkins: Pack cloth napkins, ones that you don’t mind missing if they get lost, and wash them over and over again. Try products such as: I’m Organic.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Opt for a waste-free lunch to happen to your child’s school. Go to Waste Free Lunches and take the pledge. Take to your child’s school board members to help bring less waste into the school cafeterias today.
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