Comments on: Packing a Reduced Waste Lunch http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/08/25/packing-a-reduced-waste-lunch/ Balancing God's Gifts...One Baby Step at a Time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/08/25/packing-a-reduced-waste-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-137288 Katie Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:35:06 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2301#comment-137288 Peggy, Perfect! You just can't pack a sandwich the night before or it will get crusty... :) Katie Peggy,
Perfect! You just can’t pack a sandwich the night before or it will get crusty… :) Katie

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/08/25/packing-a-reduced-waste-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-137286 Katie Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:34:08 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2301#comment-137286 Jamie, Yep, I wouldn't send milk either. The waste and the stink are exactly my reasons! ;) Katie Jamie,
Yep, I wouldn’t send milk either. The waste and the stink are exactly my reasons! ;) Katie

]]> By: Jamie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/08/25/packing-a-reduced-waste-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-137269 Jamie Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:47:29 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2301#comment-137269 I also let my daughter do her milk drinking at home. I send water in a stainless steel bottle to school. She doesn't always drink all the milk I send (and the milk we buy is expensive.) I also have these horrible memories of my childhood lunchboxes always smelling faintly of sour milk. Lol. I just refuse to perpetuate that tradition. I also let my daughter do her milk drinking at home. I send water in a stainless steel bottle to school. She doesn’t always drink all the milk I send (and the milk we buy is expensive.) I also have these horrible memories of my childhood lunchboxes always smelling faintly of sour milk. Lol. I just refuse to perpetuate that tradition.

]]> By: Lora http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/08/25/packing-a-reduced-waste-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-137266 Lora Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:38:39 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2301#comment-137266 I hope I'm not repeating info from another commenter. I'm too busy with hurricane prep to read all of the comments, but this post reminded me of a recent NY Times article, "The Plastic Sandwich Bag Flunks": http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/27/business/energy-environment/education-officials-and-retailers-push-for-environmentally-friendly-school-lunches.html?src=me&ref=business . I hope I’m not repeating info from another commenter. I’m too busy with hurricane prep to read all of the comments, but this post reminded me of a recent NY Times article, “The Plastic Sandwich Bag Flunks”: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/27/business/energy-environment/education-officials-and-retailers-push-for-environmentally-friendly-school-lunches.html?src=me&ref=business .

]]> By: Laura's Last Ditch--Vintage Kitchenwares http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/08/25/packing-a-reduced-waste-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-137233 Laura's Last Ditch--Vintage Kitchenwares Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:25:21 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2301#comment-137233 One way to avoid the milk waste and expense is just have your kid drink water at school, then give extra milk at home. We pack everything in small containers, in a lunchbox, with no disposable anything. If kids don't have to visit the trash can at all, then there's no danger they'll throw stuff away by mistake. And if something gets lost, well, it was all super-cheap from a garage sale anyway. One way to avoid the milk waste and expense is just have your kid drink water at school, then give extra milk at home.

We pack everything in small containers, in a lunchbox, with no disposable anything. If kids don’t have to visit the trash can at all, then there’s no danger they’ll throw stuff away by mistake. And if something gets lost, well, it was all super-cheap from a garage sale anyway.

]]> By: Peggy http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/08/25/packing-a-reduced-waste-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-137231 Peggy Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:20:44 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2301#comment-137231 Rags, rags, rags. We don't throw out torn/ripped clothing that's too badly damaged to patch anymore. After cutting off buttons and zippers for later use, we cut everything we can into 12" squares. Wrapping food in them is just one of hundreds of uses. Hey, it was good enough for Ma Ingalls! Rags, rags, rags. We don’t throw out torn/ripped clothing that’s too badly damaged to patch anymore. After cutting off buttons and zippers for later use, we cut everything we can into 12″ squares. Wrapping food in them is just one of hundreds of uses. Hey, it was good enough for Ma Ingalls!

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]]> By: Ann Kroeker http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/08/25/packing-a-reduced-waste-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 Ann Kroeker Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:02:28 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2301#comment-2453 You have such great ideas and resources--thanks for your helpful and inspiring post! You have such great ideas and resources–thanks for your helpful and inspiring post!

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