Chewpaste Giveaway!

I’m hating that I can’t use reusable bags at the grocery store or to get coffee to go. I cut way back on how much coffee I buy but sometimes its really just the treat I want to help get through the day and I cringe when I throw the cup away at the end.

Definitely all of the extra planning involved! I work at a hospital and pre-CoViD-19, I could pop over the cafeteria to borrow utensils for my lunch. But now, due to the CoViD-19 crisis, these types of items have been replaced with single use plastic versions. I now have to remember to bring my own utensils from home, but also a means to transport them when I’m done to reduce the risk of transmission of hospital germs to my home.

I found that it was darn near impossible to avoid plastic when I had to switch from eating mainly fresh to frozen produce during the initial weeks of Covid-19 stay-at-home orders. The interruptions in the food supply chain combined with all of the panic buying drastically reduced the stock in grocery stores in my area, and I switched to shopping every two weeks instead of weekly. In addition, I live in a small condo with a galley kitchen, meaning that stashing a little extra emergency food is doable, but that amassing a doomsday supply of non-perishables is out of the question.

Things are better for the time being, and I am fortunate to live adjacent to a farm offering weekly produce boxes during the growing season, which is helping me reduce my reliance on plastic-packaged fruits and veggies.