Tag: plastic free lifestyle
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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 to Make Rice Balls Without Plastic Wrap
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I haven’t made rice balls in a while but they will definitely be added to my dinner rota after making them this way. Previously, I would make rice balls using plastic wrap to shape and store them. For this month’s plastic-free challenge, I wanted to try something different, so I…
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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…
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How to Store Leftovers Without Plastic Wrap
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Let’s take a look at some ways to store leftovers without plastic wrap. The 3 plastic wrap alternatives that are most widely available are beeswax wrap, silicone pouches or covers, and fabric bowl covers. To decide which one will be best for you, we need to learn more about these…
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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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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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Curry Chicken Salad Recipe for a Quick Lunch
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Not only is this chicken salad recipe quick and easy, it’s also a huge help with cutting down on plastic packaging from deli meats. How does it cut down on plastic? Allow me to explain! The key is that I’m using freeze-dried meats. Note: I will only recommend products that…
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What Was Life Like Before Plastic – Deli Meat Focus
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What was life like before plastic? Now I just want to clarify, I’m not against plastic as a whole. Especially, the durable plastics that are meant to be used for a while. What I’m opposed to is the daunting amount of waste and pollution that comes from plastic, specifically single-use plastics. The…
