Sweet Greens
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I am a huge fan of small reusable snack bags – I can not stand plastic baggies, they are so wasteful and toxic! These new apple and orange snack packs from Fluf make me smile. I love the super cute fruit prints and these little cuties are machine washable. How great is that? Made from organic cotton and printed with water-based pigments they are free of BPA, phthalates and lead. Wouldn’t these be perfect for school snacks for the littles?
What is your favorite way to tote snacks?
Does your child take their lunch to school? If so, have you checked out the eco-friendly, stainless steel lunchboxes from PlanetBox. PlanetBox is the best lunch box option that we have come across. I love that the lunch box is stainless steel which means, it is heavy-duty, easy to clean, safe for Eben to eat out of and eco-friendly. Not to mention, Eben’s lunch is zero waste and this will be the only lunch box that I have to buy for him!
Eben loves his PlanetBox because of the cool fish magnets that it came with and the red carrying case that make toting lunch to school every day a breeze. He is also a fan of the Big and Little Dippers, because a soggy sandwich is a lunch deal-breaker -it’s great to keep his yogurt, mandarin oranges, dips and other wet foods separate from everything else.
Does your child take their lunch to school?
What lunchbox system does your child use and love?
** I wanted to let you know which lunch box has worked for our family in the past and which one we plan to use this school year. I wasn’t paid to tell you about PlanetBox, but I thought you might benefit from it! 🙂
I love this solar powered ice pops truck – a fun project lead by Jason Anello and designed by Kelli Anderson. This solar powered ice pop truck sponsored by Sungevity, not only runs on solar power but shows the public via fun diagrams that reveal that amount of energy needed to fuel human consumption compared to the amount of energy that the sun provides everyday! Oh, and did I mention that they are handing out FREE ice pops on top of that? Fantastic.
P.S. This has always been a dream of mine – an orange solar powered ice cream truck – well, except mine would be handing out organic homemade ice cream sandwiches. And wouldn’t Sweet Greens be the perfect name? I wonder if Sungevity would sponsor one for us in South Florida? 😉
What is your eco-friendly dream project?
Your child probably enjoys some kinds of fruit – however, many kids often get stuck in a “favorite fruit only” rut requesting apples, bananas, or strawberries for example and turning their noses up at the unknown. But a walk through your local farmers market will prove that summertime offers up a wide variety of colorful, different, and even exotic kinds of fruits, making the season the perfect time to experiment and add more of them to your child’s diet. A great way to introduce new fruits is by presenting them to your child in a fun and exciting way. If your child isn’t a huge fan of certain types of fruits, finding ways to sneak them in is essential for assuring that your child is getting the vitamins and nutrients necessary for optimum health. Here are my six favorite way to make fruit even more fun this summer.
The mister and I love our time spent together enjoying good glass of wine and fantastic conversation. We were intrigued to hear of wine made at a 100% carbon neutral winery and were more than excited when two bottles of sustainable wine from Parducci in California arrived at our door. We received a beautiful Light New World White and Light New World Red – both of which came packaged in 100% eco-friendly packaging.
Here is what we loved about the wines and the company:
Light New World White:
This wine has an amazing peach ester that is smooth and not too dry. We really appreciated how crisp, clean and fresh it was. This was our personal favorite!
Light New World Red:
This wine is a full bodied red wine with a perfect dryness. It was very complimentary to our meal and not overpowering.
Check out Parducci, enjoy a bottle and let me know which is your favorite. And don’t forget to recycle the corks.