Reusable Bags: Be Part of the Solution!
January 29th, 2008
Remember your brown bag school lunch? My mother always packed mine with a sandwich and an apple that ended up in the garbage. (Sorry, Mom!)
Brown bag lunches may be a great way to give your kids healthier food choices at school, but the brown bag part, especially with the plastic sandwich baggies, isn’t especially green.
The folks at I’m Organic have some really cute options for your eco-conscious student — how cute is this bag made out of 100% certified organic cotton?!
It also come in brown for boys.
And as far as the plastic ziplock bag problem is concerned, check out this clever solution from ReusableBags.com.
According to the website,
Simply fold around sandwiches, veggie sticks, cookies and other goodies, fold the cotton wrapper closed, secure with the Velcro closure, and they’re ready to go. To top it off, these smart reusable sandwich wrappers unfold into placemats! The FDA-approved, food-grade PEVA lining easily wipes clean after every use and is certified by the manufacturer to be totally lead-free.
Time to bring your brown bag lunch into the 21st century!
January 29th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I’d be really interested to hear a real-life review on the sandwich wrap. I wonder how fresh it would keep the sandwich??? (Not like a paper towel that sucks the moisture out.)
The kids’ lunches are my big guilt issues. They’re not quite responsible enough yet to take reusable containers - we’re working on it, but not quite there. (We practice by using the same ziplock for chips or whatever all week.)
February 11th, 2008 at 10:29 am
The mat looks like a pretty good idea, but I’d have to see it in person to assure myself that it is wipeable to my specs. I’m not saying that they are not on the right track, but somehow the design just seems to be lacking. On first glance, there’s no guarantee that it would stay wrapped tightly enough to contain the sandwich properly. Your article doesn’t say, but can you pop it into the washing machine if mayo is absorbed by the cotton outer cover?
Jan from Modern Baby Gear, Nursery Themes, Baby Ideas and Decor