Serena The Wanna-Be Vegetarian-Goes Back to School
Maybe it’s just me, but I adore for the Staples commercials… you know the ones with the man riding the shopping and a voiceover crooning a line from the holiday song, “my most favorite time of the year!” while a boy and girl walk somberly behind him. It is back to school time.
No more ham and cheese sandwiches.
Now that we are eating less meat, I tend to read labels more. Also, (and I don’t know how this happened) we’ve become a lot more aware of waste, be it water, electricity or gas. While my son was washing dishes, my daughter came into the kitchen and opened the blinds and turned off the lights.
“There, natural light, no electricity.” She flounced out of the room while I wondered what pod person had replaced her. She’s become our resident environmentalist.
Some green things I’ve found for back to school:
- Reusable lunch box or bag – she’s requested a laptop lunchbox
- Reusable plastic baggies – I’ve been washing and reusing, but you can put these in the dishwasher
- Stainless steel drink container
For veggie lunch ideas I found some great ideas at this website.
Lastly, I’d like to say thanks to all of you who have written to encourage us on this journey. I’ve gotten some really good advice and great ideas about products to try.
Right now we’ve fallen in love with Vegetable Masala Burgers from Trader Joe’s with spicy hummus between leaves of romaine lettuce! Can you believe it? It’s not burger in the traditional sense, but it is oh so yummy.
Keep those suggestions coming!
- Serena
