Category: Monthly Plastic Free Challenge
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What you need to know about Plastic Wrap and Alternatives
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The focus of this month’s plastic-free challenge is to use alternatives for plastic wrap and bags. Some of the alternatives on the market are beeswax wrap, silicone pouches, lids, cloth bowl covers, and metal or glass containers. I’ve used some of these to varying degrees but I want to know the best way…
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To Begin Better Habits You Need Good Tracking
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With creating better habits or goal setting, it can be difficult to know if you’re making any progress. Sometimes that’s because we aren’t as consistent about things as we think we are. Sometimes it’s just a matter of how we perceive success, or maybe the goal wasn’t reasonable to begin…
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This Month’s Focus is Alternatives to Plastic Wrap
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This month I’m going to do things a little differently. Instead of focusing on making foods to be plastic-free, I’m going to take a look at different options for food storage. Lately, I’ve been wondering about the alternatives to plastic wrap. Over the past couple of years, I’ve been using different things…
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Cut Out The Plastic and Make Your Own Bread Bag
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The focus this month is to cut out single-use plastic with breads and baked goods. One of the ways to do this is by making your own bread. The other way, is to buy from local bakeries using your own cloth bread bag. Either way, a bread bag is a…
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Conclusion To This Month’s Plastic-Free Bread Challenge
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This month’s plastic-free bread challenge didn’t go quite as I thought it would. Reflecting on the month, it was the gluten-free element that really made things difficult. Things would have gone much smoother and there would be more plastic-free options if I could eat regular flour. I say that because this month…
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How is the bread challenge going so far this month?
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I’m three weeks into this month’s challenge and it’s time to take stock of how all the activities are going. Overall, I would say the plastic-free bread challenge is going… Okay. Some things are going well with the challenge but others are taking longer to figure out than I originally…
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What To Do About Flour For This Month’s Challenge
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Now that I’m making my own bread, with moderate success, I need to be more mindful of my flours’ packaging. I say flours – plural – because when you’re gluten-free you usually use a mix of different flours. One of the things I’ve noticed with the gluten-free flours is that…
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What Was Life Like Before Plastic: Focus on Bread
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Sorry, I seem to have a hard time getting these “life before plastic” posts out on time. I keep underestimating how long it takes to find research articles on the subject. Or I end up finding information that needs more clarification. But here is what I’ve found so far relating to this month’s challenge of plastic-free bread.…
