Comments on: Green Diva’s Guide to Delicious Living: Sustainable Lunch Break http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/06/green-divas-guide-to-delicious-living-sustainable-lunch-break/ Welcome to Eat Drink Better: Sustainable Food for a Healthy Lifestyle Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:41:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nick http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/06/green-divas-guide-to-delicious-living-sustainable-lunch-break/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Nick Wed, 07 May 2008 01:29:42 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/06/green-divas-guide-to-delicious-living-sustainable-lunch-break/#comment-699 Good evening, I became a raw vegan nearly 10 years ago, originally for the health benefits but I've since been feeling pretty good about all the environmental benefits too. No expense for cooking fuel (any heating is by sun drying), very little packaging since most of my meals are simple whole fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds. Anything I don't eat I compost. This Summer I'll get most of my produce from a CSA so I'll stop having the produce stickers. I'm finding my mental clarity and physical energy have gone through the roof, so I'm making better decisions about all my other environmental impacts too. In case anyone was going to ask my reasons for doing this were entirely selfish and rational (I'm an engineer and that influences all my decisions) - but it turns out to be selfish in the same sense that putting on your oxygen mask before helping your children with theirs. By being selfish in a self-constructive way I'm a better servant to my family and community. Good evening,
I became a raw vegan nearly 10 years ago, originally for the health benefits but I’ve since been feeling pretty good about all the environmental benefits too. No expense for cooking fuel (any heating is by sun drying), very little packaging since most of my meals are simple whole fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds. Anything I don’t eat I compost. This Summer I’ll get most of my produce from a CSA so I’ll stop having the produce stickers.

I’m finding my mental clarity and physical energy have gone through the roof, so I’m making better decisions about all my other environmental impacts too. In case anyone was going to ask my reasons for doing this were entirely selfish and rational (I’m an engineer and that influences all my decisions) – but it turns out to be selfish in the same sense that putting on your oxygen mask before helping your children with theirs. By being selfish in a self-constructive way I’m a better servant to my family and community.

]]> By: Heather http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/06/green-divas-guide-to-delicious-living-sustainable-lunch-break/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Heather Tue, 06 May 2008 21:42:04 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/06/green-divas-guide-to-delicious-living-sustainable-lunch-break/#comment-697 I pack my lunch each day also and it's sometimes hard or not affordable to find glass containers (I love soup for lunch). So I started saving all my glass peanut butter jars, jelly jars, mayo jars and washing them all in the dishwasher. They are the perfect size for a bowl of soup. I also bring one of those ice cream spoons (smaller head with a long handle) in my lunchbox. It makes it easier to get into the jar as I'm eating. Another tip, if you have a canning funnel around, that sits nicely in some of these wider mouthed jars (like a peanut butter or mayo jar) and I ladle my soup in. It keeps me from making a mess. I pack my lunch each day also and it’s sometimes hard or not affordable to find glass containers (I love soup for lunch). So I started saving all my glass peanut butter jars, jelly jars, mayo jars and washing them all in the dishwasher. They are the perfect size for a bowl of soup. I also bring one of those ice cream spoons (smaller head with a long handle) in my lunchbox. It makes it easier to get into the jar as I’m eating. Another tip, if you have a canning funnel around, that sits nicely in some of these wider mouthed jars (like a peanut butter or mayo jar) and I ladle my soup in. It keeps me from making a mess.

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