Tag: Eco Friendly lifestyle
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Can 15 Minute Meals Work as TV Dinner Replacements?
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This month’s challenge is to cut down on plastic by replacing TV dinners. We’re using 3 strategies to meet this challenge. Strategy #1 is making homemade freezer meals. Strategy #2 is shelf-stable ‘meals in a jar’ and strategy #3 is 15 minute meals. The 15 minute meal strategy is the…
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What You Need to Heat Food Without A Microwave
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This month, our plastic-free challenge is to replace TV dinners/microwave meals in order to cut down on plastic in our kitchens and food. We’re using 3 strategies to meet this challenge – freezer meals, meals in jars, and 15 minute meals. In reading the articles, you may have noticed I…
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No More Plastic: How to Make Freezer Meals Replace TV Dinners
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This month, the goal is to replace single-use plastics from TV dinners and other microwave meals. Not only do these plastics feel like an unnecessary waste, but they also leach harmful chemicals into your food. So that’s why we will focus on three strategies to replace those plastics in our…
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This Month’s Challenge: How to Replace TV Dinners
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This month’s goal is to find sustainable ways to cut out plastic from TV dinners/microwave meals. I’ll be honest, I really do rely on microwave meals more than I’d like to admit. Even though I know this is the worst way to use plastic since plastic compounds are more likely to leach…
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Conclusion to This Month’s Plastic Wrap Challenge
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We’re coming to the end of this month’s plastic wrap challenge, time to see how well the alternatives compare to plastic. We’ll take a look at how the plastic replacements did with being frozen. I’ll also be sharing some insights about using the silicone products, beeswax wraps, and fabric bowl…
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Try This Easy DIY Bowl Cover to Replace Plastic Wrap
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I’m excited to try out my new SplashFabric to make bowl covers. This month’s plastic-free challenge is about plastic wrap alternatives and bowl covers are one of my favorite replacements. Bowl covers are easy to clean and use without being as fiddly as beeswax wraps. Depending on how they’re made,…
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This Month’s Book – Forgotten Ways for Modern Days
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This month’s book recommendation is, Forgotten Ways for Modern Days by Rachelle Blondel*. The book has a good variety of natural home and garden remedies along with personal care. As you can see in the index picture, this book covers a little bit of everything from crafts to gardening, home…
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How is this Month’s Plastic Wrap Challenge Going?
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This month’s plastic-free challenge is about finding alternatives to plastic wrap. At the beginning of the month, I froze bread and crepes using – silicone bags, beeswax plastic wrap, and a regular plastic bag to see how they compare to each other. Now that it’s been 2 weeks, it’s time…
